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: Watch: Sunil Gavaskar presents the India cap to Shreyas Iyer as he makes Test debut against NZ #IndiaNEWS Iconic former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday presented debutant Shreyas Iyer with his India

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Watch: Sunil Gavaskar presents the India cap to Shreyas Iyer as he makes Test debut against NZ #IndiaNEWS
Iconic former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday presented debutant Shreyas Iyer with his India Test cap in Kanpur, continuing head coach Rahul Dravid’s push to revive the bygone tradition of new entrants getting the coveted possession from greats of Indian cricket.Iyer became the 303rd player to make his Test debut for the national team and before the toss against New Zealand in Kanpur, it was India’s greatest opener and former skipper Gavaskar, who was invited by Dravid to present the cap to a fellow Mumbaikar.#IndvNZ Another player from the Bombay school of batsmanship makes his Test debut for India.Test player no. 303: Shreyas IyerVideo: BCCI pic.twitter.com/0UgnylKq03— The Field (@thefield_in) November 25, 2021 Earlier, during the T20 series, Dravid had invited one of India’s most successful white-ball bowlers, Ajit Agarkar, to present Harshal Patel with his national cap.The culture of former stalwarts presenting the national cap is very much prevalent in Australia and debutants get their ‘Baggy Green’ from the likes of Shane Warne, Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor or Adam Gilchrist.In India, there was a time when ex-cricketers present were requested to do the honours but in the past few years, it has either been the captain or some senior player or at best a support staff presenting the cap to...Read more


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