Delhi: Shreyas Iyer, the batsman of the middle order of the Indian team, has received the ‘Player of the Month’ Award of the ICC for the month of March. The award was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday. Iyer had a tough challenge from Jacob Dafi and Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand, but he won.
Iyer’s fire in Champions Trophy
Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer batted brilliantly in the ICC Champions Trophy held in March. He scored a total of 243 runs in the tournament and became the highest run -scorer. India won the Champions Trophy title thanks to his bang innings.
Iyer’s reaction to this achievement
Iyer’s response has also been shared on the official website of ICC. He said, “It is a matter of great pride for me to be the Player of the Month of ICC for the month of March. This honor is also special because we won the Champions Trophy this month. This moment will always be close to my heart.”
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India dominates for the second consecutive month
Prior to Iyer, in February, Team India opener Shubman Gill also received the ‘Player of the Month’ Award. In this way, Indian players are getting this honor for two consecutive months.
Played innings in Champions Trophy
Iyer played a brilliant innings of 98 runs from 79 balls in the league match against New Zealand. Then he scored 62 runs in 45 balls in the semi -finals against Australia. In the final match too, he played an important role in India’s victory by hitting 62 runs off 48 balls.
Iyer’s stormy performance in IPL too
Shreyas is also in tremendous form in IPL 2025. Punjab Kings captain Iyer has scored 250 runs in 5 matches played so far at a strike rate of 208. His form is proving to be a big plus point for the team.
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