Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has applauded Shreyas Iyer for playing a fighting knock in the fourth T20I against England. He also added that the Indian captain scored the majority of the runs after he came to bat and took Adil Rashid to the cleaners. Shreyas scored an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls as India posted 158/7, but England achieved the target with nine wickets and 37 balls to spare, taking a 3-0 lead in the five-match series as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Shreyas Iyer needs to be praised because 30 or 35 runs had been scored when he came to bat after the fall of the second wicket. After that, 125 runs were scored in total, and he scored 80 out of that. He was going at a run-a-ball at the start for sure because the entire team’s batting approach has become like that. It’s okay if you play slow at the start as long as you can make up for it,” Chopra said.
“The way he took down Rashid, who was hit for 49 runs, and Shreyas scored 44 of those. He used the crease very well. Stepped out at times and used the depth of the crease on other occasions. He is actually passing this test with flying colors because he is batting well,” he further added.
However, Aakash Chopra also said that Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy has been a slight concern, stating that he has been on a losing spree as skipper.
“If you see his last few games as a captain, that is a bit of a problem. The Punjab Kings had won six of their first seven games, and then they won only one of the next seven, and now it’s been six matches (for India), and you haven’t won even one,” he said.
“Shreyas Iyer, the captain, has been able to win just one of the last 13 games, and this is not a good thing that your lean patch as a captain that started in the IPL has continued for Team India as well. As a captain, he can be a little better in terms of strategy as well, but everyone will have to bat,” Chopra concluded.
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