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Indian middle-order Shreyas Iyer‘s last three ODI innings read as 103, 52, and 62 before the coronavirus pandemic forced for the sport to get suspended. Shreyas injected a fresh breath of air that India needed after their unceremonious exit from the 2019 Cricket World Cup. And the Indian middle-order looked as settled as ever with the presence of the right-handed batsman.

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Shreyas Iyer’s all above mentioned 50+ scores came at the number four position. It was one of the very debatable batting spots, which plotted India’s downfall at the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup. However, the 25-year old’s calm and collected presence has given his team plenty of security. In 18 ODIs, the Mumbai batsman has 748 runs at 49.9 with a solitary century and eight half-centuries. In 22 T20Is, he has 417 runs at a strike rate of 129.5.

Shreyas Iyer is confident about himself:

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Shreyas Iyer. (Credits: Twitter)

But the Indian batsman isn’t satisfied so far as he eyes a spot in the Test team too. Shreyas Iyer claims he is keen and is really looking forward to donning the whites for India. He believes that his first-class average of 52.2 would be good enough to guarantee him a selection.

“Yes, I have always wanted to play Test cricket for India and my average in Ranji Trophy is pretty good to get selected. And I have been consistent throughout, so really looking forward to play in the Test team and cement my place there as well.” Shreyas said as quoted by News 18.

It will not be easy to come back into that zone: Shreyas Iyer

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Shreyas Iyer. Credit: Twitter

Even as the athletes are leaving no stone unturned to keep themselves in shape amid quarantine, the 25-year old agrees it would be challenging to get back in the zone. The Delhi Capitals skipper went on to say that it wouldn’t be easy to face 140 kph bowlers from the get-go and that we would need a few net sessions as part of preparing mentally.

“Yes, we will need a few net sessions for sure to get the timing back (as a batsman) and also to get the muscle memory working. Will be holding the bat after a while also to have players standing around as you face bowlers bowling at 140kph, it will not be easy to come back into that zone and it will need a few training sessions as also the mental memory to settle down completely.” he added.

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