In current situation, you should be ready to bat anywhere: Shreyas Iyer
Cricket | January 16, 2020 15:47 ISTIndia's middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer stressed that one should be ready to bat anywhere in the current situation.
India's middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer stressed that one should be ready to bat anywhere in the current situation.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has cautioned the side over the changes in batting order during the first ODI against Australia.
Almost 87 per cent of Kohli's total runs and 84 per cent of his total ODI centuries have been scored at No.3 at a staggering average of 63.39. Should he still bat at No.4?
The 25-year-old is gradually settling into the critical number four position in a team that has struggled to find one for the longest time.
During the 47th over of the innings, Pant and Iyer took the charge over Roston Chase to slam 31 runs from it, courtsey four massive sixes from the right-handed batsman.
India might have lost the match, by eight wickets in Chennai, but that middle-order stand between the two youngsters after a top-order failure was surely a big positive for the management.
Shimron Hetmyer ended with a record-scripting 139 runs while being ably assisted by another centurion, Shai Hope as the pair stitched an impressive 200-plus partnership to guide West Indies to an eight-wicket win in Chennai
In an exclusive chat with India TV, former Indian cricketer Yashpal Sharma discussed about Virat Kohli's dominance in world cricket, Shivam Dube's promotion up the order in T20I batting and the need for Shreyas Iyer to bat at No.4 in ODIs
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.
Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube and Shardul Thakur have returned to Mumbai squad after the end of the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
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.
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