It was a dream come true moment for Shreyas Iyer when he received his maiden Test cap from batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday in Kanpur. While the top order faltered a bit against the New Zealand bowlers in Kanpur, the Mumbai cricketer batted patiently and scored his maiden half-century.
On the second day, Shreyas kept his confidence intact and scored his maiden Test century and registered his name in the history of Indian cricket. He 16. Has been madeth Indian batsman to score a century on debut.
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After the stumps on the second day, Shreyas had a chat with Suryakumar Yadav and recalled his Ranji Trophy debut at the same venue in 2014. The video was from a chat that was shared on BCCI.tv in which the former thanked his teammate for supporting him. in his early days.
“Kanpur Stadium has been really lucky for me. My first Ranji season was under Suryakumar’s captaincy and I want to thank him for supporting me after my first four innings as I felt I would be out of the team,” Shreyas said while interacting with Suryakumar Yadav.
Shreyas further explained why Kanpur has been a lucky venue for him. Recalling some important innings of domestic cricket and IPL, the batsman said,
“And then we were in the same situation when we came to Kanpur. We were 20 or 30 for 5 and then I put on a 150-run partnership with the tail-enders and got into a good position for the team. Even in IPL, I scored 93 here. Hence, one of the luckiest cricket grounds I have ever visited.”
Suryakumar is also a part of the Test team that came into the team in place of injured KL Rahul. The latter felt a strain in his left thigh muscle before the first match of the Test series in Kanpur.
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After Rahul’s exit from the series… India Opening with Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill, Iyer came in at number four.
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