Shreyas Iyer was rested for the Zimbabwe ODI series that India won 3-0. The batter performed well for India in the ODIs. Even, he was a part of the setup until the sectors left him out for the Zimbabwe tour. The Mumbai batter shared an interesting Insta story where he revealed his favorite singers.
However, selectors selected him as a backup for the final Asia Cup squad of India. Fans speculated that it might be the end of Shreyas Iyer if doesn’t work on the short ball issue. Amid all speculations, the batter shared a video on his Instagram story.
In the video, Shreyas Iyer can be seen pepping to popular singer Dua Lipa’s song and shaking his legs. The video was well received and fans were keen to get some hints on the batter’s personal life. “When we listen to our favourite artist,” he captioned the video that he posted.
Here’s the video that Shreyas Iyer shared on his social media:
Shreyas Iyer is a huge fan of Dua Lipa. [Video: Instagram] pic.twitter.com/sHEnLUUyRm
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Shreyas Iyer is a very good player of all other stuff: R Sridhar
Shreyas Iyer will be India’s reserve player and failed to make it to the main squad. He missed out on the opportunity to represent India in the Asia Cup as a result of his poor performances in the T20I series against the West Indies. Former India fielding coach has opined on the batter during a chat with cricket.com.
Sridhar said that the batter can do wonders and it was only a matter of time until he makes a comeback. The former fielding coach revealed how Ravi Shastri identified the weakness earlier. He added that it was a mental thing and opined that the batter can come over it quite easily.
“Straightaway, Morkel tested him out with a short ball and he fended it to the third man. And Ravi Shastri was sitting beside me. He said, ‘Sri, ye bachcha ko bahut kaam karna padega.’ Ravi Shastri saw just one ball and said that this guy has to work hard against quick, short-pitched bowling,” Sridhar said to cricket.com.
However, the batter managed to cross the fifty-run mark in the final T20I. His poor performances and exposure to short ball forced him out of the team. Many opined that the batter can become a player like Suresh Raina and might fail to capitalize on the talent.
