Shreyas Iyer prefers to finish the game, but, on the back of his outstanding performance in T20Is against Sri Lanka, he has expressed his desire to bat at No. 3, which is usually reserved for Virat Kohli. Shreyas, who got a chance in the team after Kohli was given a bio-bubble rest after the second T20I against West Indies, scored three fifties against Sri Lanka to ensure a 3-0 sweep for the hosts.
“I am not placing any expectations from myself nor the coaches of the team because if you look at the competition in our team, it is huge.
“Every person is capable of making you win the game. Personally, I want to enjoy every moment and opportunity that has been provided to me.
“I like to finish the game and that’s my mindset whenever I go on the pitch,” he said.
However, given an option, Shreyas said that he would prefer to bat at No.
“Obviously in this format, the top three is the only place where you can pace your innings well. Otherwise if you bat down the order you can’t give yourself time, you have to start with the first ball. need to.
“So yeah, if I have to say the best number to bat for me personally, it’s definitely No. 3,” he said.
Not thinking about my place in the team
He is not losing sleep in maintaining his place as a formidable middle-order, instead preferring to “preserve” his good form for the T20 World Cup.
The man, who recently won the player-of-the-series award after Sri Lanka’s elimination in the T20I rubber, is aware of the throat-slit competition in the team.
“Personally, I cherish this moment, I have achieved really good totals in the series,” Shreyas, who scored 204 runs at a strike rate of 174, told the media after the match on Sunday night.
“I want to take some rest, give myself time and not think too much because it is something that if I start thinking right then I will not be able to concentrate while playing on the field. So I am just now Living in the moment.” Shreyas, who received the third highest bid of Rs 12.25 crore when he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2022 auction earlier this month, did not get a chance in the first two T20Is against West Indies.
The batsman now has four fifties in his last five matches, including 80 against West Indies in an ODI earlier this month.
Asked if he thinks he has cemented his place for the T20 World Cup in Australia, he said: “I think it’s wrong to think about it right now.
“I can’t talk about cementing my place because as I mentioned earlier, the competition is very high.
“You need to be flexible in terms of batting in any position or any situation.
“So my mindset is just, you know, to grab as many opportunities as I can and see that I make the most of it.” His game against the short-pitched ball was found to be suspicious at first, but Shreyas said that he did not pay much attention to it and kept working on his strength.
Don’t matter if you think I have a weakness against the short-ball
Australian fast bowlers have exploited his weaknesses against the shorter ball in the past, especially in the white-ball format of the game, and coach Rahul Dravid was recently seen working with him in the nets.
He said, ‘To be honest, I haven’t worked on it. I am playing the way I used to play… if your mindset is right then you can play any ball.’
He said, ‘If you think I have a weakness against the short pitch ball, then it doesn’t matter to me.
He said, ‘I have definitely reached this level by playing the short ball. You do not need to prepare separately for this.
“Every player has strengths and weaknesses, and by focusing too much on your weakness, you shouldn’t forget your strengths.” “My mindset is that I will focus on my strengths. I know from the inside out how I play and obviously you have seen the results,” he added.
Despite the success in the series, Shreyas had to overcome some tough moments in the first match in Lucknow, he admitted.
“In the first game itself, when I batted 12 balls and scored 12 runs, I thought I needed to charge from there, because I didn’t get that proper start,” he said.
“In the last two games, the starts I got were really good, and from there the ground is easy to maneuver and manipulate. But when you don’t start, it’s really important that you keep your eyes inside.” Do it, and you can target a special bowler.
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“It really worked for me in the first game,” he concluded.
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