Shreyas Iyer Statement After IND vs AFG 1st T20I: India defeated Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the first T20 match. Indian captain Shreyas Iyer praised the team’s performance after its spectacular win by seven wickets in the first T20 match against Afghanistan. Chasing the target of 157 runs, the Indian team won the match by scoring 157 runs in just 13.4 overs. Iyer said that all the players of the team worked unitedly and everyone played their role well.
Shreyas Iyer especially praised Jasprit Bumrah, who put pressure on Afghanistan in the initial overs. Bumrah dismissed opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz without opening the account. The captain also described Arshdeep Singh’s contribution as important. After this, Varun Chakraborty and Axar Patel maintained the pressure in the bowling, due to which the Afghanistan team could score only 156/8 runs in 20 overs.
Iyer said on not giving bowling to Shivam Dubey
Shreyas Iyer expressed his views even after Shivam Dubey was not made to bowl in the match. He said that it would not have been right to send Dubey to bowl at the last moment, because he did not get enough chance to understand the pitch. According to the captain, it is not right to suddenly put a player in such a situation. However, Iyer expressed confidence that Dubey will work on his shortcomings and perform better in future.
Abhishek Sharma and Ishaan Kishan were also praised
Abhishek Sharma played the biggest role in India’s victory. He played an explosive inning of 82 runs in just 32 balls, which included seven fours and seven sixes. Shreyas Iyer said that Abhishek’s shots were brilliant and almost excellent. At the same time, Ishan Kishan took the team closer to victory by scoring 42 runs in 33 balls. Iyer said that Kishan is in great form, he is very calm and relaxed and understands his game well. With this victory, India took a 1-0 lead in the T20 series.