IND vs SL 2nd Test: Shreyas Iyer had big shoes to fill but he has done well, says Rohit Sharma
Cricket | March 14, 2022 19:43 ISTIndia swept the two-match series against the islanders 2-0 on Monday with a 238-run win in the second Test here.
India swept the two-match series against the islanders 2-0 on Monday with a 238-run win in the second Test here.
Iyer earned the award on the back of his brilliant white-ball exploits during the home series against the West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively last month.
Apart from Shreyas, UAE batter Vriitya Aravind and Nepal's Dipendra Sing Airee were nominated for the month.
Iyer recently powered Team India to a record 3-0 T20I series win against Sri Lanka and he was adjudged as Player of the Series after scoring 204 runs in the three matches.
The Indian middle-order batter was bought for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore by the franchise during IPL 2022 auction last Saturday.
KKR, who made their second purchase of the day in the 27-year-old Mumbai cricketer, were involved in a long bidding war with new franchise Lucknow Super Giants for Iyer.
Team India will have a training session on Tuesday evening and both Dhawan and Iyer are set to be a part of that session.
Apart from Shreyas and Chahal, the 10 teams are likely to be involved in bidding war for Indian players like senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, batter Ishan Kishan, the pace duo of Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar.
Vihari, Indian cricket's 'Tough Runs Man' has never had it easy in terms of chances as he has played only one of his 13 Tests at home and it was skipper Virat Kohli's back spasms and Shreyas Iyer's stomach bug that opened the door for another chance.
Off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin also held on to the second spot among bowlers; pacer Jasprit Bumrah slipped one place to the 10th position.
Following an evenly-contested battle over five days, New Zealand earned a hard-fought draw and morale victory over hosts India as some star-studded performances were in the store on a rank turner Green Park turf.
Rahane, who has been short of runs for a while now, also praised debutant Shreyas Iyer but did not divulge who would make way for Virat Kohli in the next Test in Mumbai.
India declared their second innings at 234 for seven, having extended their overall lead to 283 runs on the fourth and penultimate day of the match.
Iyer is also India's third batsman, who has scored fifty in both the innings of Test debut. Former India cricketer Dilawar Hussain and Sunil Gavaskar have the same milestone under their belt.
Iyer became the 16th Indian batter to make a hundred on his Test debut, joining an illustrious list that includes the legendary Lala Amarnath, Gundappa Viswanath, and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly among others.
Shreyas Iyer on Friday became the 16th Indian batter to make a hundred on his Test debut, joining an illustrious list that includes the legendary Lala Amarnath, Gundappa Viswanath, and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly among others.
In the debut match, Iyer was asked to bat at the number five position. He completed his fifty in 94 balls with the help of six fours
Rishbah Pant led Delhi Capitals to their seventh win of the season in nine games, attracting praises from last season captain Shreyas Iyer.
Delhi Capitals' Assistant Coach Mohammad Kaif expressed that the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second half of the IPL 2021 season will be very crucial for the Delhi franchise.
Iyer had missed the first leg of the IPL after suffering a shoulder injury during the first ODI between India and England in March.
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