Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was impressed with Shreyas Iyer after the youngster slammed his first ODI century during the game against New Zealand.
New Zealand beat India by four wickets in Hamilton to take 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series. Ross Taylor's 21st One Day International (ODI) hundred was the cornerstone of Kiwis successful chase of 348 against India in the first of a 3-match series.
Shreyas Iyer scored his first ODI century during the game against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wednesday.
The hosts overhauled the stiff target with 11 balls to spare with the Indian bowlers struggling badly despite having a big total to defend.
Producing a commanding batting performance, India posted a competitive 347 for four but seasoned Ross Taylor anchored the Kiwi chase with an unbeaten 109-run knock.
Shreyas Iyer scored his maiden ODI century on Wednesday with a single of Mitchell Santner in Hamilton.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday posted a video of the pair performing the moves during the presentation ceremony after India's fifth T20I against New Zealand.
Yuzvendra Chahal shared a video of him and the Team India stars dancing on his social media platforms.
India's domination against New Zealand on their own backyard can't be called lucky or very surprising but it's a result that was unforeseen.
For the second time in three days, Indian cricket witnessed a scene they longed for, one that troubled them the most in their build-up to World Cup 2019.
India's new No.4 Shreyas Iyer said that he learnt the art of chasing down totals from his captain Virat Kohli.
India have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after a cruising victory against New Zealand.
The match-winning innings against New Zealand in Auckland couples Shreyas Iyer’s skills with an elite mentality.
Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 29-ball 58 and finished the game off with a six as India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in the first T20I.
New Zealand failed to defend a mammoth score of 203 as India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets with an over to spare in Auckland.
Shreyas Iyer top-scored for India with a brilliant 58* as India chased down the target of 204 with an over to spare.
Shreyas Iyer has been a regular in India's middle-order after the World Cup but hasn't scored big runs consistently enough.
Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer said that communication with Virat Kohli during the third ODI helped him relieve pressure.
Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur were also handed BCCI annual central contracts on Thursday.
India's middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer stressed that one should be ready to bat anywhere in the current situation.
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