Team India batter Shreyas Iyer said that he doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone after his stunning 2025 Champions Trophy campaign, where he finished as one of the highest run-getters (243 in five innings) as well. He has been in fine form, especially in ODI cricket, cementing
the No. 4 spot in the Indian batting line-up as well.

“In terms of the confidence, yes. But you look at my domestic season, I played so many this year and hit sixes off difficult deliveries. I gained a lot of confidence from that. Technically, I was able to get a wide stance and create a great base, which enabled me to generate that force. I was able to replicate that in the England (home) series and the matches after that,” Iyer said in an interview with the Hindustan Times. “I don’t have to send any message to anyone. All I have to do is believe in myself and play the best cricket possible. The message automatically gets delivered,” he added.

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However, Shreyas Iyer did well with steering Team India’s run-scoring in the middle overs in the 2025 Champions Trophy final against New Zealand on March 9 as well.

“It was my intention (to bat on). If you remember we were going ball to ball, and if I could have got a boundary off that ball (against Mitchell Santner), it would have been different. Unfortunately, it came in a bit quicker and I wasn’t able to generate force,” Shreyas Iyer concluded.