Shreyas Iyer is in rivalry for the World Cup squad however has to show himself earlier than getting an opportunity within the tightly packed center order.
Shreyas Iyer would hope to make it to the T20 World Cup to Australia. (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTSShreyas Iyer had a very good debut season with KKRIndia can be relying on Shreyas Iyer’s spin-hitting capabilitiesShreyas Iyer will hope to make it into the World Cup squad
Indian center order batsman and the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders within the Indian Premier League Shreyas Iyer revealed that he was affected by a again harm in the course of the Indian Premier League.
Iyer who had a very good season with KKR mentioned forward of India’s first match in opposition to South Africa that he was in a very good area after having relaxed a bit on the finish of a taxing season.
“Straight after the IPL I relaxed for a while. I was having this back issue that was really irritating me. After some rest it got really better and then I hit the nets. I had really good two days of training and practice.”
India are taking on South Africa in a five match T20I series as a preparation ahead of the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia later this year.
Indian team would be hoping to fix their combinations as early as they can and Iyer would hope that he makes the cut for the final team.
“Good four sessions I had before coming into this game. I am in a good frame of mind. We knew it was going to be hot and it was essential to keep ourselves hydrated. We did some catching under the dark skies just to get used to it. The dynamics and the structure was set over the last few series so it was just a like top up session for us leading up to the game,” Iyer revealed.
Shreyas Iyer is already being thought of as a mainstay within the Indian Test group after his match saving contributions within the Sri Lanka collection, and he would hope to repair a spot for himself within the center order the place the competitors is hard. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya amongst others make the place intensely aggressive, however Iyer’s spin taking part in functionality provides him a head begin.
India are presently taking part in their first match on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi the place the ball has gripped and turned from the primary over. At the time of writing India are 63/1 after seven overs.
