Former cricketer, Abhishek Nayar feels Shreyas Iyer has all the qualities of being a good leader for the Indian team. Post India’s exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup, talks about the future captain have been doing the rounds. Abhishek Nayar termed Shreyas Iyer as a “very natural leader”, who can take the mantle of the captain and also perform with the bat.
The right-handed batter may not have led Team India yet, but has a great amount of leadership experience in the Indian Premier League. He is the skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament. Shreyas previously took over Delhi Capitals’ (DC) captaincy midway through the 2018 season and also led the franchise to its first-ever IPL final in 2020.
Speaking about Shreyas Iyer’s leadership, Abhishek Nayar said to the Times of India,
“Shreyas is a very natural leader. We have seen him leading the teams in IPL. He led Delhi Capitals and now Kolkata Knight Riders. At a young age, he is someone who is being able to take the mantle of the captain and still able to perform with the bat as well. This is something that makes him a special kind of leader.”
“He is the kind of captain who lets people be, who lets people play the cricket the way they want to play. He is very tactical and thinks really hard about the game. Shreyas analyses the game and is someone who not just works on his game but also helps his teammates get better. Post the Rohit Sharma era, Shreyas is a great candidate (for captaincy). He has got all the qualities of being a good leader of the Indian team,” he added.
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Don’t see any reason why Shreyas shouldn’t be in the Indian side for the 50-over World Cup: Abhishek Nayar
Abhishek Nayar further expressed that Shreyas Iyer should be in the Indian team for the upcoming 2023 ICC World Cup, which will take place in India. He highlighted the Mumbai batter’s great run this year in international cricket. Shreyas Iyer averages 48.75 across formats, scoring 1609 runs including a century and fourteen fifties this year. Abhishek Nayar said,
“I don’t see any reason why Shreyas shouldn’t be in the Indian side for the 50-over World Cup. He has been the most consistent batsman for India in ODIs in the past 12-18 months. He is someone who has churned out runs in all conditions. The role Shreyas should be given is to come in and bat at No. 4 and take the game from there.”
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