Jaipur: In the first ODI played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, India defeated England by 4 wickets with 4 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series of three matches. From Team India, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Akshar Patel batted best and hit the fifties. In this match, Virat Kohli could not become a part of India’s playing eleven due to knee injury. Batting at number four, Shreyas Iyer, who contributed significantly to India’s victory, made a big disclosure after the match. Iyer said that till late night, he did not know that he would be part of the playing-11 in the first ODI.
Iyer told that he was busy watching a movie at night. Then he suddenly received a call from captain Rohit Sharma and said that due to inflammation in the knee of Virat Kohli, he will not be part of the team tomorrow. Therefore, you have to be ready for tomorrow’s match. On hearing this, Iyer immediately made TV off and went to sleep in the room. Iyer revealed that he wanted to watch the movie all night, because he got this opportunity after a long time. But, after the captain’s call, he immediately changed his decision. And perhaps this was the reason that Iyer got full sleep before the match and the next day scored 59 runs in 36 balls against England.
The first Indian to score more than 500 runs by batting at number four
Shreyas Iyer has confirmed his place at number four in Team India. From the Cricket World Cup held in 2023, he has caught the attention of the selectors by batting brilliantly at number four. Iyer scored 530 runs in 11 matches in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. During this, he also played 2 century innings. Iyer is the first batsman in India to score more than 500 runs in an ICC tournament while batting at number four.
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