Shreyas Iyer continues to shine his reputation as a formidable middle-order batsman who has played brilliant innings in trying conditions. He scored a century with his team on his Test debut against New Zealand last year in Kanpur and then in Bengaluru, against Sri Lanka, when other batsmen struggled to bat with the ball, scoring 92 and 67. and second innings respectively.
His performance has inspired the great Sunil Gavaskar to claim that if Iyer keeps at it, he can become the next big thing in Indian cricket. “Because the way a guy plays, it’s very attractive batting, the shots he has. He is a good looking young man. So all this points to the fact that he could be the next big thing in Indian cricket in the next six-eight months. star sports,
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Iyer batted differently from other batsmen. He decided to attack a rank-turner who thoroughly tested the batsmen during the first day and missed out on scoring a century by just eight runs.
For his twin half-centuries, the 27-year-old was adjudged the Player of the Match as India registered another major victory to clinch the series 2-0.
“… I saw the batsmen struggle, so I knew I had to attack and put pressure on the bowlers. I was batting on 55 when the bowlers came and then I added about 40 more runs,” Iyer added. Explained his point of view.
He said, ‘I could have got out earlier too, so did not worry about the century.
Iyer has made his dream of playing Test cricket come true and is expected to continue to improve. “I have always dreamed of playing Test cricket for India, there is a good feeling to come and contribute, I want to continue that,” he said.
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