Iyer, who took over from Suryakumar Yadav after India became T20 world champions for a record third time in March this year, suffered away series defeats to Ireland (0-2) and England (1-4) before winning his maiden series as captain.
India T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer on Tuesday said a shaky start to his captaincy stint was a “tough pill to swallow” but underlined the need to have an “equilibrium”, after his side sealed a 2-0 series win over Afghanistan. Iyer also hinted that India could utilise some of their bench strength in the third T20I on Thursday.
“We thought about how to improve the 150-160 score to 200-plus.
Zadran said they need to apply themselves to put up big scores on the board. “But this is the second game we’ve got this year so with more games we will improve,” he added. We have to bring that intent to the team. We didn’t apply that. If we want to beat the biggest teams on the international stage, we have to improve on that. PTI SSC SSC DDV
The Indian skipper said his side would look to try different combinations in the final T20I, which means players like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could get a go.
Iyer said India’s performance in the opening T20I demanded another comprehensive win, which his side was able to register in the second match. “Looking at the last match and coming into this one, we were demanding a comprehensive win and today was a good one,” Iyer said. Anything can change at any moment,” he said.
“It’s all about believing in yourself and it’s a funny game. Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran, meanwhile, felt his side lacked the firepower in the powerplay and Indian bowlers bowled well.
