Amazing comeback of Shreyas Iyer (Photo-PTI)
Shreyas Iyer in Vijay Hazare Trophy: Shreyas Iyer has made a comeback on the cricket field with a bang. This right-handed batsman scored a brilliant 82 runs against Himachal Pradesh in the sixth round match of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Iyer, who was playing a professional cricket match for the first time after the injury, hit 10 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Iyer could have scored a century but he was caught by Amanpreet on the ball of Kushal Pal and he was out. However, in his innings he scored 58 runs without running, which shows how good a form he is in.
Shreyas Iyer handled the team in trouble
The most special thing about Shreyas Iyer’s inning of 82 runs was that he scored these runs in times of trouble. Mumbai team had lost the first two wickets cheaply in the match against Himachal Pradesh. Jaiswal was out after scoring 15 runs in 18 balls and Sarfaraz Khan played an inning of 21 runs in 10 balls. After this, Shreyas Iyer formed an excellent partnership with Musheer Khan. Iyer started slowly, scoring only 8 runs in the first 18 balls, but as soon as he got his sights set, he played shots all around. This player took on Mayank Dagar, Kushal Pal, Abhishek Kumar. Despite playing 20 dot balls, Iyer scored a boundary on every fourth ball, which is amazing.
– He returns to cricket after 2 months. – Captaining Mumbai in VHT. – He scored fifty in just 38 balls. – He smashed 82(53). – Highest scorer for Mumbai in this match. –His strike rate 154.72.
TAKE A BOW, CAPTAIN SHREYAS IYER. pic.twitter.com/vj1JRufrbC
— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) January 6, 2026
Shreyas Iyer passed the test
For Shreyas Iyer, this match was more of a test than a match. Actually, Iyer has been selected in the team for the New Zealand ODI series, but he will be able to play in the series only on the basis of match fitness. This is the reason why BCCI asked him to prove his fitness by playing this match of Vijay Hazare Trophy and now this player has proved his form along with his fitness. Let us tell you that Shreyas Iyer’s bat scores a lot of runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy. His average in this tournament is more than 60. He has scored more than 1900 runs. He has scored 7 centuries and 8 half-centuries in Vijay Hazare Trophy.