‘He keeps hitting but does it sensibly and is not reckless’ – Former cricketer praises Shreyas Iyer for his knock against Netherlands

India recently defeated Netherlands by 160 runs in the last league match of the ODI World Cup 2023. India’s middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant knock for the team as he scored 128 runs to lead this team to a score of 410 runs on 12 November, Saturday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Shreyas was later awarded as the player of the match, for his century. 

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra recently highlighted Shreyas Iyer’s vital contributions towards the team scores in the ODI World Cup 2023 exclusively on his YouTube channel. Aakash Chopra called Iyer to be sensible and not reckless while hitting shots in the middle overs. 

Aakash Chopra analysed Shreyas Iyer’s performance in ODI World Cup 2023 

“Shreyas Iyer scored a century. He bats extremely well because he doesn’t slow down at all. He keeps hitting but does it sensibly and is not reckless. Takes singles against spin and then hits it in the air. Whoever bats from No. 4 to No. 6, shouldn’t hesitate to hit the ball in the air. Others find it risky, but batters at these numbers should see it as a scoring opportunity. He understands the DNA of ODI cricket extremely well,” said Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel. 

“He scored 100 runs in 62 balls. Hearty congratulations to him firstly because he missed one in the first match but it happened here. I am not at all obsessed but our game is slightly obsessed and our country is extremely obsessed with milestones,” he added. 

After completing the games in the league stage, India will next face New Zealand in the first Semi-Final of the ODI World Cup 2023 on 15 November at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Indian New Zealand will once again encounter after the semifinals of ODI World Cup 2019.