At the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, India were in trouble at 35/2 when Iyer came out to bat and smashed an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls. The knock helped India, the reigning T20 World Cup champions, cruise home with eight wickets and 32 balls to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara praised captain Shreyas Iyer for smashing a magnificent maiden T20I century in India’s eight-wicket win over the West Indies in Lucknow, saying it was an innings that came at the right time for him.
Because he needed this knock, so yes, this innings came at the right time.
When you are leading the team, you lead by example, and this is the example you want to set in front of the young players,” Pujara told JioHotstar. “He knew which bowler he had to target.
The former right-handed batter was equally impressed by batting all-rounder Naman Dhir’s performance on T20I debut, as he employed smart bowling variations to pick up 3-31 and emerge as India’s most economical bowler in the game. “You can’t expect him to bowl four overs in each and every game, but he’s definitely improving and is showing that he can be a decent bowler in the T20 format. “But the performance against the West Indies in the first game was exceptional. There was some assistance from the pitch in Lucknow, so he will also have to learn the art of bowling on a flat pitch. But that will come with experience, and it was a good start for him,” Pujara concluded.
