IND vs NZ: Shreyas Iyer made a strong comeback in Team India, hit even before batting, showed his magic like this

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Shreyas Iyer brought success to Team India with excellent fielding.Image Credit source: Screenshot/Jiohotstar

The first day of international cricket in the new year was good for Indian team’s star batsman Shreyas Iyer. Iyer, who was out of action for more than two and a half months due to injury, returned to the team with the India-New Zealand ODI match. Iyer returned to the playing-11 with the first ODI match of the series in Vadodara. Everyone was waiting for him to show his magic in batting. But before that, Iyer stole the show with his fielding, which included a well-aimed run out.

In this match played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara team india Won the toss and when the playing-11 was announced, everyone heaved a sigh of relief because Shreyas Iyer got a place in it. That means it was clear that he is now completely fit to play. But the real test of his fitness was to come during the match and Iyer did not disappoint in this matter. Even though he did not get a chance to bat first, the vice-captain of Team India showed his fielding skills.

Iyer showed his talent in fielding

First of all, Iyer brought success to Team India by taking a simple catch. He caught Glenn Phillips off the ball of Kuldeep Yadav in the 34th over and helped in getting the wicket. But he showed his real magic in the 43rd over. On the second ball of this over, Darryl Mitchell played a shot at mid-on. There was no fielder there, so the Kiwi batsmen tried for 2 runs.

He completed the first run but by then Iyer ran quickly from long on, caught the ball and aimed at the non-striker’s end. His aim was accurate and New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell was run out. Iyer himself could not believe it but he had done his work very well.

Got injured in Australia

Well, it is also a coincidence that when Iyer last took the field for Team India, he displayed excellent fielding but it proved to be harmful for him. During the last ODI match in Sydney on the Australia tour, Iyer took a tremendous catch with an excellent dive, but in the process he got injured in his rib, due to which he remained completely away from action for about two and a half months.

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