Watch: Virat Kohli's Animated Reaction After Shreyas Iyer Misses Easy Run-Out Chance

While Shreyas Iyer is one of the finest fielders in the Indian team right now, he ended up making a big mistake during the just-concluded second T20I against Sri Lanka at the Holkar Stadium, Indore. And as usual, India skipper Virat Kohli was not at all impressed with the mistake although he did get angry this time around.

The incident occurred in the eighth wicket when Oshada Fernando hit a Navdeep Saini delivery towards the backward point and ran straightaway for a single. From the very first moment, it looked like a tight single and Shreyas Iyer had a big opportunity to affect a run out.

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A throw at the striker’s end would have ended Kusal Perera’s innings. But Shreyas Iyer surprisingly decided to throw the ball at the non-striker’s end and also missed the target. With no one backing up either, Oshada made his ground safely. Virat Kohli, in the meantime, did not shy away from showing his emotions and he expressed his surprise over Shreyas Iyer’s baffling decision.

Here is a clip of that whole incident:

https://twitter.com/crickethustler/status/1214552274975916032?

Well, the miss from Shreyas Iyer did not prove costly for Team India as the Men in Blue won the series-opener by seven wickets. Virat Kohli’s decision to bowl first was totally justified by his bowlers as India restricted Sri Lanka to 142 for 9. The Islanders started well with their openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando adding 38 runs for the first wicket in less than five overs.

But after the powerplay, Sri Lanka’s innings never got the impetus as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Kusal Perera was the top-scorer for his side, scoring 34 while Shardul Thakur was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 23.

In reply, India chased down the total inside 18 overs and with seven wickets in hand. In-form KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan laid the foundation for the easy chase by adding 71 runs for the first wicket before the former departed for 45. Dhawan departed soon too after scoring 32 before Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer added 51 runs to all but seal the win.