Shreyas Iyer signed up with Lancashire for Royal London Cup 2021

English County Lancashire announced the overseas signing of India’s batsman Shreyas Iyer for the 2021 Royal London Cup on Monday. Iyer will arrive at Old Trafford on 15 July before the start of the 50-over tournament and will remain with Lancashire for the duration of the month-long group stage. The top-order batsman is considered the most attacking and fluent player in Indian cricket and has played 21 ODIs and 29 T20 Internationals for his country.

Regarding the signing, Shreyas said: “Lancashire is a well-known name in English cricket that has a long association with Indian cricket. I am extremely humble to carry on the legacy of greats like Farooq Engineer, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman And am honored. Lancashire.

“Old Trafford is a world-class international stadium and I look forward to meeting my teammates and the club’s supporters.”

The 26-year-old Shreyas has also excelled in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and reached the finals last year, captaining the Delhi Capitals when he scored the fourth highest in the tournament – the fourth highest at a strike rate of 123. .

After the conclusion of the previous IPL, Shreyas played all three matches of India’s 2–1 ODI series victory in Australia and is part of the ODI squad for the series against England.

He has made eight fifties and a century since making his debut in 2017.

The signing of Shreyas Iyer marks the latest move of Lancashire’s long association with Indian cricket, spanning more than 50 years when India’s wicket-keeper-batsman Farrakh joined Engineer County in 1968.

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He would become a Lancashire legend and now serve as the club’s vice-president.

Since the engineer retired, four other Indian players – Murali Karthik, Dinesh Mongia, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly represented Lancashire.