Former India left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan believes that Shreyas Iyer has found a way to tackle the short ball. The latter’s weakness against the rising delivery had raised serious questions over the Mumbai batter’s future on the big stage.
Shreyas contributed a thrilling 59 off 36 balls as the Men in Blue beat England by four wickets in the first ODI at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, February 6. The right-handed batter looked in little trouble against the short ball as he struck nine fours and two sixes.
While analyzing Shreyas’ impressive batting effort in Nagpur, Zaheer opined that the Indian batter seems to have a found a method to deal with his short ball woes. During an interaction on Cricbuzz, the former India pacer commented:
Zaheer added that Shreyas’ success against the rising delivery in Nagpur will boost his confidence for the upcoming challenges. He elaborated:
Shreyas was looking in great touch for a big knock. However, he was dismissed by England left-arm spinner Jacob Bethell as he completely missed a sweep.
While India got home with ease in a chase of 249, they were in early trouble after openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (15) and Rohit Sharma (2) perished cheaply. However, Shreyas came in and took the attack to the England bowlers. Sharing his views on the significance of the batter’s counter-attack, Zaheer told Cricbuzz:
After Shreyas was dismissed for 59, Shubman Gill (87 off 96) and Axar Patel (52 off 47) added 108 runs for the fourth wicket to put India firmly in command.
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