Team India cricketer Shreyas Iyer, who is currently in self-isolation after the ODI against South Africa was called off amid the rise of the coronavirus outbreak recently revealed the name of his cricketing idols. Amid the rise in COVID-19, the cricketers are getting a lot of time to engage with their fans and followers and they are enjoying every bit of it.
Many places in the world are under complete lockdown due to the deadly virus including India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared a curfew sort of situation in the country until April 14 to curb the spread of coronavirus. This has also stopped all the cricketing actions across the globe with the players left with a lot of time.
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They are engaging on various platforms with their fans and followers and also raising awareness among them. Recently, Shreyas Iyer took part in a question-answer session on Twitter answering questions ranging from favourite footballer to best female cricketer to many more.
However, the one which struck the chord when a fan asked Iyer about his cricketing idols. The dashing batsman from Mumbai didn’t take much time to name his childhood heroes.
“My role models are @sachin_rt, @KP24, @ABdeVilliers17, @ImRo45, @imVkohli,” Shreyas Iyer replied to the tweet.
My role models are @sachin_rt, @KP24, @ABdeVilliers17, @ImRo45, @imVkohli https://t.co/hsPFcmUqdg
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
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Meanwhile, speaking on the work front, Shreyas Iyer will hope to keep up his excellent work with the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 to follow. He has been scoring runs consistently ever since he was injected to the playing XI since India’s ouster from the ICC World Cup 2019 in England.
