Shreyas Iyer claims he can play both 'singles & strokes', says he knows his game well

India's in-form middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer exuded confidence about batting at any position ahead of third and final ODI at Cuttack against West Indies on Sunday. A fiery Iyer revealed how he shifted gears from playing at a domestic level to representing country and becoming answer to number four question that has been plaguing since Yuvraj Singh's exit from team. Iyer has been in top form in recent games against West Indies as he tched magnificent and quickfire kcks of 70 and 53 in games at Chennai and Vishakapatnam respectively. Speaking at pre-match press briefing, Iyer spilled beans on how he shifted gears over years and revealed on what helped him in transition from domestic tourneys to international tournaments. 

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'I kw my game really well'

A confident Iyer claimed that he knew to play both singles and strokes really well and that his better understanding of game had helped him to strengn his batting. fiery middle-order batsman revealed that he used to take lesser responsibility during his first-class cricketing days but had eventually realized that he had to be more mature in his approach as he cemented his spot in national side. Iyer went on to add that he was comfortable batting at both number four and five for side and said that he was really comfortable with his game as he knew it very well. 

 Responding to a question at press briefing, Iyer said, "I think that comes with maturity and responsibility. I was flamboyant earlier when in first-class cricket. But lately, I have realized that you have to take maturity to ar st, do what team demands. Last game we needed to keep scoreboard ticking and similarly I am ready to play as per team's demands" 

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" previous ODIs I batted at number five. I'm flexible batting at any position and I play according to team's demands. I can play in both flows - play strokes and take singles, I kw my game really well", he added. 

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Shreyas Iyer's athletic run-out

It happened on very first ball of 14th over which was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja. Hetmyer cut a short ball outside off stump which was bowled by left-arm spinner through point and at one instance, it appeared that ball would race away to boundary quite easily. However, Shreyas Iyer sprinted behind ball at a lightning-fast speed and t only pulled ball from getting past boundary line quickly, but at same time, also avoided contact with ropes. Meanwhile, within time he recovered quickly and threw ball to right end i.e. bowler's end where Ravindra Jadeja made mistake while dislodging bails as last match's centurion and Man of Match winner was back to pavilion. Iyer had earlier starred with bat as he scored a quickfire half-century which helped India post a mammoth total on board.

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