India, Sept. 23 -- Hours after quitting India A captaincy and leaving the camp in Lucknow, midway through the red-ball series against Australia A, Shreyas Iyer reportedly wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking a 'break' from the format. Iyer explained that familiar issues troubled him during the first unofficial India A game, and hence withdrew his name from contention for a spot in the Indian team for the upcoming Test series against West Indies at home next month.

Iyer was named the India A captain for the two-match red-ball series against Australia A, with the aim of gearing him up for the home contest against the West Indies. The international fixture, slated to begin early next month, would have marked his...