Shreyas Iyer requests break from red-ball cricket

Shreyas Iyer wants to take some time off from Test and first class cricket. The India middle-order batter has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow him to pause his red-ball career for a brief period so that he can reset his fitness regimen.

The development comes on the back of his withdrawal from the four-day match against Australia A,