Shreyas Iyer credited VVS Laxman for his valuable guidance, while the former India batter praised the skipper’s confidence and leadership as the duo reflected on India’s 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe in Harare.
Despite missing several senior players, including Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, the young Indian side outplayed Zimbabwe throughout the series, capping it off with a 35-run victory in the third and final T20I on Sunday.
In a video shared by the BCCI from the dressing room, Laxman spoke highly of Iyer’s fearless approach and strong mindset as captain.
“I would like to specially congratulate Shreyas because he had a rough start to his captaincy career but the way he came back, right from the first day when he joined us one day before the first game, he was very optimistic,” Laxman said referring to the 0-4 loss to England earlier this month, which was Iyer’s first as India’s T20 captain.
“It’s a new group of players. We know that only four or five of those who were there in England joined us on this tour. But he was so confident and a lot of credit for this victory should be given to the captain, the way he encouraged each one of you,” he added.
The vision was set. The execution was flawless 👏
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Shreyas Iyer Thanks VVS Laxman For Guiding India In Zimbabwe
Shreyas Iyer also expressed his gratitude to VVS Laxman, who served as the interim head coach in the absence of Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir was given a short break following India’s demanding tour of the UK and is expected to return for the Test series against Sri Lanka in August.
“I think we were flawless, honestly speaking, throughout the series barring the catches that we dropped. It was a phenomenal effort by everyone in the team, including the support staff.”
“Thank you VVS sir for motivating us and inspiring us. Each and every day when we stepped onto the field, I think everything that you mentioned was apt and we could relate to it. So, thank you so much,” he said.
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