Shreyas Iyer was in the form of his life on the New Zealand tour early this year. The 25-year-old struck his maiden ODI century in the break out tour of New Zealand. Iyer was the highest run-scorer in the series with scores of 103, 52 and 62. He was all set to captain Delhi Capitals in this year’s Indian Premier League. Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, IPL has been postponed as the lockdown has been imposed in India.
The new number 4 of India is looking forward to stepping on the Cricket field again. Iyer believes that once Cricket returns again it will be a huge positive. The Mumbai lad, however, pointed out that it would not be easy for Cricketers and they would require practice session to be at their best.
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“Yes, we will need a few net sessions for sure to get the timing back and also to get the muscle memory working. Will be holding the bat after a while also to have players standing around as you face 140 kph, it will not be easy to come back into that zone as a batsman. I will need a few training sessions as also the mental memory to settle down completely,” Iyer said to IANS.
The right-handed batsman stated that it is not going to be easy for Cricketers but as professional they will have to adjust. Shreyas Iyer also mentioned the fact that Cricket is a religion in India and people would be happy to see it return.
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“It is not going to be easy but we are professionals and we have played so many years on this stage, so it will not take us very long. I would be very keen to go and play because that is what I am waiting for”.
“You do realise Cricket is a religion in this country and if we play again it is there for people to view on television. It will be a huge positive as things will start moving towards normal and people will also be entertained”, Iyer said.