Eyes on India regulars as Vijay Hazare Trophy begins today
Cricket | September 24, 2019 9:44 ISTThe Vijay Hazare Trophy kickstarts today as a number of Team India regulars, including Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal will be in action.
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.
Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer play together for Delhi Capitals in the IPL and share a good camaraderie.
After Sunday's win, skipper Virat Kohli hinted that he might experiment with the line-up in Tuesday's game.
Shreyas Iyer, who has been selected for the upcoming tour to the West Indies, rues the missed chances but is upbeat about the limited-overs series in the Carribean.
With half-centuries from the in-form trio of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, India chased down the target of 237 with 17 overs to spare at the Coolidge Cricket Ground on Sunday.
After announcing the squads for the West Indies tour, chief selector MSK Prasad spoke on Shubman Gill's exclusion and felt that he will have to play the waiting game.
Shreyas Iyer is currently a part of India A 's tour to the West Indies and played a match-winning knock in the opening game of the limited-overs series.
India A led the 5-match ODI series 1-0 after the match-winning performances from Shreyas Iyer and Khaleel Ahmed.
Playing under a new name in this edition, Delhi Capitals managed to turn their fortunes around with coach Ricky Ponting and advisor Sourav Ganguly at the helm.
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