The ICC Champions Trophy was Rohit Sharma in 2025, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya. But in the presence of all these star players, Shreyas Iyer added his page to the script of India becoming champion. In the case he did with his bat, he became the number one batsman in the tournament. The world kept on rooting Rohit-Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer was seen quietly becoming the answer to the biggest question of the Indian team with his batting. The biggest question here means the number 4 position in Team India. Shreyas Iyer has now become the backbone of the Indian team on this number in ODI format, this has been clear from his performance in the Champions Trophy.
Shreyas Iyer No. 1 Indian in scoring the most runs
Shreyas Iyer scored 243 runs in 5 matches played in the Champions Trophy 2025 at an average of 48.60. During this, he hit 5 sixes and 16 fours. All these runs were scored by Shreyas Iyer playing at the number 4 position. With this strong performance, he became the highest run -scorer for Team India. That is, he was the number 1 Indian batsman in the Championus Trophy 2025 in terms of runs.
Whenever Indian innings stagger, Iyer came and handled- Ajay Jadeja
Shreyas Iyer’s batting for running the Indian innings in the middle overs was highly praised. It was highly appreciated by his batting against his spin. After the final of the Champions Trophy, veteran cricketers like Ajay Jadeja, Wasim Akram, Nikhil Chopra, sitting on a YouTube channel named Sports Cental, read the names of Iyer’s name. Ajay Jadeja said that in the Champions Trophy 2025, whenever India’s innings staggered Shreyas Iyer not only took it well but also seen running.
Iyer was consistent at number 4
Shreyas Iyer did not score a single century in the 5 innings played in the Champions Trophy 2025, despite this he is the second of the tournament and the number one top scorer of the tournament, it is enough to tell how many consultants he has been. He just hit 2 Fifty Plus scores in the tournament. After winning the final of the Champions Trophy, Shreyas Iyer said that he is happy that his contribution came in handy for the team. He said that he is more happy than this because the Champions Trophy is his first ICC title.
BCCI had out of contract, now the power of returning
The Champions Trophy is the same Shreyas Iyer, who scored the highest number of Indians in 2025, who was dropped from the contract list by BCCI last year. But, now what he has done has not only responded to BCCI, but has also filled the power list with his players again.