IND vs WI: India should stick to Shreyas Iyer at No.4, says Anil Kumble
Cricket | December 13, 2019 14:59 ISTFormer India captain Anil Kumble said that India should stick to Shreyas Iyer at No.4 in ODIs as he is a quality batsman.
Former India captain Anil Kumble said that India should stick to Shreyas Iyer at No.4 in ODIs as he is a quality batsman.
Kevin Pietersen has advised Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer to focus on his off-side batting in the nets.
Iyer made his India debut in November 2017 with a T20 International against New Zealand and in the following month, played in his maiden ODI series, scoring back-to-back half centuries in the home rubber against Sri Lanka.
Ability to build, impeccable timing, strong footwork and a calm head - Shreyas Iyer has shown all signs to seal the number 4 spot in the Indian middle order.
Iyer will have to be one of the "finishers" in case team's top two batsmen skipper Virat Kohli and deputy Rohit Sharma are dismissed cheaply.
In the challenge, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul were asked to compete for 30 seconds and whosoever performs the maximum number of times would win it.
Shreyas then said that Dube hits the bigger sixes between the two. Chahal then asked Dube if his sixes are bigger than his own, which brought a laugh from the left-hander.
Ravi Shastri gave a cheeky answer to the question, which never goes away: 'Who should be India's next No.4 in limited-overs cricket?'
The Vijay Hazare Trophy kickstarts today as a number of Team India regulars, including Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal will be in action.
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer nearly walked in together on the pitch for the 4th spot after Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed, and skipper Virat Kohli called it a 'miscommunication'.
Shreyas Iyer shared a snap from their session with a captain - "Caption is above us" with the wall reading - "Sports do not build character, they reveal it."
Iyer was preferred over Rahul in the three ODIs against the West Indies and he grabbed the opportunity with both hands by scoring two half-centuries in the two games he played.
Rising talent Shubman Gill is there in both Pandey's and Iyer's teams and so are Vijay Shankar, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel and Nitish Rana.
Team India's head coach Ravi Shastri, who was awarded a second stint with the side earlier this week, confirmed India's new number four in ODIs.
Shreyas Iyer scored back to back fifties in the ODIs versus West Indies as India won the three-match ODI series 2-0.
Shreyas Iyer struck his second fifty of the series and played a counter-attacking inning of 65 from 41 balls as India beat West Indies by 6 wickets.
Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and many others hung out with West Indies star Kieron Pollard in Port of Spain ahead of the 3rd ODI.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has made his suggestion on India's new number 4 after the side's victory in the second ODI against West Indies.
Shreyas Iyer performed valiantly in the 2nd ODI against West Indies, and put forward a strong claim for a long-term role in the Indian middle-order.
Shreyas Iyer, who is in contention for the number four spot in the limited-overs format, has stated that he wants to be flexible when it comes to his contribution in the batting order.
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