“Bhai ko bolna short ball ki practice kre” fans react on Shreyas Iyer’s statement on comeback to Indian team for Asia Cup 2023
Shreyas Iyer (Caption-Twitter)
Cricket fans in Asia are gearing up for the biggest title as 6 teams take to the field for the 2023 Asia Cup. India started their campaign with a game against Pakistan on 2nd September. India then will play against Nepal to round off the group-stage matches.
One player who will be looked at closely is Shreyas Iyer. The 28-year-old right-handed batter has made his long-awaited comeback from injury. Iyer, last played for India during the India-Australia Test series before getting injured.
After having been injured for nearly four months, Shreyas Iyer found his name in the 17-man squad for the 2023 Asia Cup. The 28-year-old had missed the IPL 2023 and the World Test Championships. Speaking to the official channel for the Indian Cricket Board, Iyer said, “I am thrilled to be back, feel ecstatic, to be honest, to join the team and see all the happy faces- the compassion shown by all the players was fantastic.”
Iyer is a key part of Team India
Iyer is slated to be India’s long-standing answer for a permanent number four batter. The right-handed batter is slated to bat number four during the 2023 Asia Cup. If Iyer goes on to have a decent tournament, he will all but nail his place as the number four for the ODI World Cup.
He last played an ODI early this year when he was part of the series against Sri Lanka. Shreyas Iyer saw Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli smash centuries India scored 390 from their 50 overs. Iyer scored 38 runs with the help of 2 fours and a six in a 32-ball effort.
Meanwhile, team India is sweating it out to leave no stone unturned for the 2023 Asia Cup. India has won the tournament six times and will be gunning for their 7th title. First up, they face Pakistan who have just become the World Number 1 side in ODI cricket.
Pakistan has been playing in Sri Lanka first in a short test series against the Sri Lankan side winning the series 2-0. This was followed by the short three-match ODI series against Afghanistan which Pakistan won 3-0.
Here’s how the fans reacted –
Shreyas Iyer said "I am thrilled to be back, feel ecstatic, to be honest, to join the team & see all the happy faces – the compassion shown by all the players was fantastic". [BCCI TV] pic.twitter.com/FAfm6XUYe8
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 27, 2023
Excited to see him return! He is back with same hunger 🏏 pic.twitter.com/G3HaD0l41V
— Sammy 𝕏 (@sammyX39) August 27, 2023
https://twitter.com/TasneemKhatai1/status/1695767337675415711
https://twitter.com/MrNarutoHokage/status/1695767143948939476
Should perform well for wc sake
— Bala⁴⁵Rohit (@bala45_rohit) August 27, 2023
We are also happy to see him back ☺️☺️☺️
— krishnamoorthy (@krishna99123) August 27, 2023
https://twitter.com/act_yash/status/1695767475043148055
https://twitter.com/Raja15975/status/1695767950387728677
1 Comment
[…] Shreyas Iyer batting for India after nearly five months seemed intent on giving the innings some impetus. Iyer took 12 runs off Haris Rauf’s first over with two sweetly timed boundaries. Haris Rauf then got the wicket of Iyer for 14 off 7 balls when he mistimed a pull shot. Fakhar Zaman who was fielding at mid-wicket pouched the catch with both hands. This wicket left India at 48 for after 10 overs. When the rain came down for the 2nd time Ishan Kishan was batting on 2 as Gill was not out on 6 off 24 balls with India at 51/3 in the 12th over. […]
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