The resilience of Indian middle-order batsman and the current KKR skipper ‘Shreyas Iyer’ is something that puts an ideal before many struggling candidates. Iyer, who used to looking-up so inconsistent and clueless when it comes to taking over hard earned opportunities, is now thriving on each of them. At this point of time he has made 351-runs in 13 matches while registering a decent average of 29.71. Shreyas Iyer’s solid international touch before the IPL auction was the lone reason behind the money-honey bid of 12.25cr put in by Kolkata Knight Riders on him.
While scrutinizing the stagnant batting approach of Iyer, Mohammad Kaif has manifested the prime trait of his vibrant batting arsenal. During the chat with the great Sunil Gavaskar on Cricket Live (Star Sports), Kaif remarked, “Shreyas Iyer is a class batsman. He loves to play under pressure and knows how to score runs consistently. He likes playing long and impactful innings. He is a brilliant captain and can put KKR in the right direction with his batting”. Shreyas has one weakness though. He doesn’t play leg spinners well and tends to get deceived by the turn and flight from the leggies. It is surprising to see an Indian batter struggle consistently against leg-spin.
“He’s been dismissed by leg-spinners quite a few times in this season too”.
“Be it Ravi Bishnoi or Rahul Chahar or Kuldeep Yadav, everyone has troubled him but he never looks to see their overs through. Instead, he continues to play those attacking shots and gets dismissed. I think there is a lot of improvement required in this department. But at the same time, there are several qualities about Shreyas which make him a special batter”, he concluded.
