Shreyas Iyer keeps reminding everyone not to forget about his importance when it comes to ODI cricket. India’s cricket team’s designated number 4 has gone off everyone’s radar due to his absence from Test and T20I cricket, the formats Team India plays the most. He doesn’t speak much but instead lets his bat do the talking.
Shreyas’ form was exemplary in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he was the four-highest run-getter and led Mumbai to the trophy as their captain. He’s followed that in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 as well. He started with a scintillating unbeaten hundred against Karnataka, continuing his great form.
Shreyas Iyer stats in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s & 50s | Highest Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 312 | 312 | 138.66 | 2 & 0 | 114* |
Shreyas Iyer saves Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy
A missed match against Nagaland voided him of a chance to get another big score, but he’s outdone everyone in the Mumbai vs Pondicherry match. Batters may score, but the quality and the situation when Shreyas Iyer has done so make it a special knock.
Mumbai were 36/3 when the captain walked in. But wickets kept falling. With Suryakumar Yadav gone, the scorecard read 82/5. From there Shreyas took Mumbai to 290. Scoring 137 of these runs himself and ended up unbeaten with the 11th man on the other side of the crease.
Shreyas Iyer ready for ICC Champions Trophy
With the ICC Champions Trophy just 45 days away, Shreyas had reminded everyone that he’s still Team India’s number five. The batter has the ability to drop anchor as he did against Pondicherry and then destroy the bowler when needed, as he’s done on countless occasions for India and Mumbai.
India’s predicted squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami (depending on fitness, otherwise Arshdeep Singh)
Traveling reserves: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh/Riyan Parag
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