Indian vice-captain Shreyas Iyer praised Cooper Connolly of Australia for playing well under duress and leading his team to a thrilling series-winning victory in Adelaide on Thursday, October 23.
India had to rely on Shreyas and Rohit Sharma to salvage the batting after losing the wickets of Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill by the eighth over. India’s total of 264 for 9 was made possible by the two batters’ 118-run partnership for the third wicket, during which they both hit half-centuries.
As the game went on, the surface loosened out and provided some support for the bowlers when Shreyas walked out to bat. Even if it was in vain, Rohit and Shreyas’ collaboration helped India put up a strong performance.
With Connolly still undefeated at 61, Australia managed to knock down the goal in just 46.2 overs despite losing eight wickets. “They played brilliantly, the way they batted, they rotated their strike,” Shreyas remarked after India’s defeat.
Shreyas acknowledged that the loss was painful, despite the fact that the three-match series isn’t particularly important. “It aches, for sure. To be honest, I didn’t think the first game we played was all that convincing. because Australia benefited from the rain, which was a significant factor.
Shreyas, who has somewhat changed his position in the current series against Australia, underlined the significance of adapting to the circumstances. It’s not that I’ve changed my technique in the past year, but since then, I’ve wanted to have an upright posture with a little bit more bounce than usual.
Taking a vacation from red-ball cricket, Shreyas
After solidifying his position as India’s No. 4 in One-Day Internationals with a brilliant Champions Trophy campaign and an equally great Indian Premier League season in which he led his team to the championship game, Shreyas has had a reasonably successful year.
He was not included in India’s T20 squad for the just finished Asia Cup, though. He even decided to stop playing red-ball cricket.
He gave an explanation, saying, “I discovered that my intensity decreases when I field more than a few overs in the ground when I started playing red-ball cricket (following the Champions Trophy and IPL).” And I realized that I couldn’t match the level of effort required at the international level. I therefore decided to take a vacation from red-ball cricket and informed the selectors of my intentions.
