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‘Obviously he can’t be replaced’: Gavaskar has his say on Iyer’s batting position in T20Is on Kohli, Suryakumar’s return

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‘Obviously he can’t be replaced’: Gavaskar has his say on Iyer’s batting position in T20Is on Kohli, Suryakumar’s return

Shreyas Iyer excelled in the three-day T20I series against Sri Lanka, bringing team management to a major but fortunate selection issue for the T20 World Cup squad. With the return of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has his thoughts on Iyer’s batting position in the squad.

Ayer managed to find a place in the squad after Kohli was released from the bio-bubble by the selectors ahead of their third T20I match against West Indies. He played No. 3 that game with 25 points on 16 shots, and then hit a 204-point game against Sri Lanka for a three-game unbeaten streak in half a century.

With Kohli’s return, Iyer had to slip one spot, but India also had Suryakumar Yadav, who completed the West Indies T20I series as tournament winner. So another place below, but the team has Rishabh Pant again. So where does Ayer fit in?

Gavaskar admits this is a big problem, and in an interview with Star Sports he believes that Kohli is still irreplaceable, so Iyer needs to be 4th or 5th alongside Suryakumar.

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“It’s a big deal. Obviously Virat Kohli is irreplaceable. No doubt he’ll probably be No. 3. However, you can put someone like Shreyas Iyer in slot 4 or 5. Suryakumar, The way he hits the ball, he has to be included. As far as the team is concerned, it’s just an advantage,” he said.

The legendary batsman added that with a “top batting line-up”, India can afford to choose outright bowlers rather than capable bowlers.

“There are so many possibilities. It allows you to go into the game as a pure bowler rather than a bowler who can bat. With a top batting lineup, you can go head-to-head with unknown batsmen like Mohammed Siraj or Avesh Khan. You Don’t have to look for someone like Shardul Thakur or Deepak Chahar or Bhuvneshwar Kumar who can hit the ball. They can think of full attack,” he explained.

A two-test series is to follow the T20I series. India will now play T20I matches for the next two months thanks to the Indian Premier League, but will host South Africa’s five T20I series in June.

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Singham Again worldwide box office day 5: Ajay Devgn film leaves behind Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, crosses ₹ 230 crore

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Singham Again worldwide box office day 5: Ajay Devgn film leaves behind Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, crosses ₹ 230 crore

Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s cop universe film has taken a clear lead globally. Both films released on November 1.

Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again, starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor in lead roles, has been performing well globally. Released in November 1, the latest installment in the cop universe has collected more than ₹230 crore gross worldwide, despite facing stiff competition from the other big Diwali release, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. (Also read: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 worldwide box office collection day 5: Kartik Aaryan film sails past ₹200 crore after strong Tuesday)

Singham Again worldwide box office update

The latest report on Sacnilk.com states that the film has collected ₹ 232.25 crore so far. On its fifth day, Singham Again minted ₹ 48 crore to its global collections. The film has made a gross collection of ₹ 184.25 crore in India so far.

Meanwhile, the report also stated that Singham Again collected ₹ 153.75 crore at the domestic box office within five days of release.

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Singham Again is the third instalment in the Singham franchise, which began with the 2011 hit.It is also part of Rohit Shetty’s larger Cop Universe, which also includes Simmba and Sooryavanshi, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar. Salman Khan makes a cameo as Chulbul Pandey, his iconic character from Dabangg, in the film. It introduces new cops in the mix with Deepika Padukone’s Shakti Shetty and Tiger Shroff’s Satya Bali. Arjun plays the antagonist called Danger Lanka.

Rohit Shetty took to his Instagram on Tuesday to thank the audience for the bumper response to Singham Again. He wrote, “SINGHAM AGAIN my 10th and fastest 100 cr film. For the past 16 films one thing that has remained constant is your love, thank you for all the support and love, humbled.”

Singham Again maintained its lead over Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which has taken its worldwide total to ₹208 crore in five days of release. Singham Again benefitted because it got the better share of screens in India, with 60 percent average. The rest of the 40 percent were taken by Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.

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