Star India batter Shreyas Iyer recently opened up about his tough phase over the last 12 months after his match-winning knock against New Zealand in the 2025 Champions Trophy clash in Dubai on Sunday, March 2 as well. He also revealed that he kept backing himself despite being dropped from the Tests and BCCI’s central contract as well.
However, Shreyas Iyer has shown a stunning rise following his return to international cricket during the ODI series against England as well. Since his return, he has returned with scores of 59, 44, 78, 15, 56, and 79 in his six outings. He was one of the highest run-getters in the 2023 ODI World Cup as well.
Iyer told official broadcasters Star Sports after the last Group A game against New Zealand (via India Today): “It has definitely taught me a lot as a person, as an individual, on how to take the responsibility on myself rather than depending on someone else because over a period of time, I realised that it’s only you versus you. No one is going to be there to help you in your tough times, but there are only limited people who would be there and you know them very closely. So yeah, I’ve been just backing myself and showing that sort of confidence in every situation I enter in. I always love to back my instincts.”
“I keep saying that again and again, and I think that’s what has helped me in the last 1.5 years. And also the technique that I’ve developed. I think we had a vivid chat about it. But other than that, just to stay in the present as much as possible and not to dwell in those thoughts which has happened in the past,” he again added.
Shreyas Iyer also stated that the significance of his 98-run partnership with Axar Patel after Team India were stranded at 30/3 inside seven overs as well.
“Yeah, obviously you see the ball was coming a bit slowly onto the bat initially. And it was important and crucial for the team to build a partnership from there on, and Axar I think it played a brilliant knock to get those crucial 40 runs for the team, and we almost got a partnership of 100, which was essential at that point of time. So, yeah, that was the mindset just to keep ticking the scoreboard. And that we get boundaries here and there which can possibly get the momentum towards us,” Shreyas Iyer concluded.
