Shreyas Iyer played a perfect role for Kohli in Kolkata by scoring 77 against South Africa. He thanked Rohit Sharma for instilling confidence in him.
The faith and support of the players can do wonders. Shreyas Iyer is the best example of this. Not long before the India vs Sri Lanka match, reports circulated that the right-handed batsman could make way for Ishan Kishan in the playing XI, due to his poor performances in the World Cup. However, Iyer scored a fantastic 82 against the Lankans and scored a brave 77 against South Africa on a spin-friendly wicket in Kolkata. Iyer silenced his critics with his bat and spoke for himself. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Iyer thanked Rohit Sharma and the management for showing faith and trust in him.
Shreyas Iyer said, “Thanks to the management and Rohit, they gave me clarity during the innings, it helped me a lot.”
Iyer entered the crease as India lost Gill and Rohit Sharma after a solid start in the powerplay. But when Keshav Maharaj came into attack, the ball suddenly started spinning. Iyer took his time to calm down and then mixed caution with aggression.
The 28-year-old’s innings helped India allow Virat Kohli to take his time and drop anchor.
Iyer’s innings helped India post a massive total of 325.
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Rohit Sharma always backed Iyer to play in the World Cup ahead of left-hander Ishan Kishan, even though the former missed the belts in the World Cup early. But since Iyer performed so well at number four and scored the most runs in 2022, Rohit wanted to back his best player at number four, and now it has paid off.
Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli propel India to record eighth consecutive game
Talking about the match, India continued their winning streak by thrashing South Africa by 243 runs to win eight games in a row. Virat Kohli scored a brilliant 101 and Ravindra Jadeja picked up five wickets with ball in hand.
