IYER: FELT GREAT TO PERFORM

For Shreyas Iyer, an unbeaten innings of 47 runs in Delhi Capitals’ thumping eight-wicket win over

Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2021 on Wednesday night meant a lot. The current year had been a tumultous one for him, which saw the middle order batsman lose his captaincy of Delhi Capitals courtesy a serious shoulder injury while the number four spot in the Indian white ball squad for T20 World Cup - which was there for the taking - eluded him by a whisker.

The 26-year-old Mumbaikar, who came in at No 3 at the early fall of Prithi Shaw’s wicket, provided the steadying factor in the Delhi innings even though they were chasing a modest target, with a fluent unbeaten 47 off 41 deliveries - which significantly had only two boundaries and sixes each. There were no signs of any rustiness and it must have pleased Iyer, who is among the standbys for the World T20, as he looked battle-ready. “It was a great feeling to be out there. It was like a story unfolding the way I wanted it to. It really felt special because I expected myself to come back into the team and perform. I am really happy with my performance,” Iyer said.