On Thursday, October 23, at the Adelaide Oval, Shreyas Iyer hit a heroic half-century in the second One-Day International between Australia and India. He and Rohit Sharma added a vital 118-run partnership off 136 for the third wicket after Xavier Bartlett removed Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill in the seventh over of the first innings. This collaboration made it possible for the Men in Blue to score an impressive 264/9 in the opening inning. Nevertheless, Australia was able to pursue the mark with two wickets remaining in 46.2 overs.
In his post-match remarks, Shreyas discussed his new batting position, which has drawn interest from cricket fans. According to the Mumbai hitter, he worked with his coach to get an upright stance that would aid him on bouncy tracks.
This approach I’ve been using lately isn’t a recent development, but since last year, I wanted to have an upright posture with a slightly higher bounce than usual. I worked with my coach to build a new technique based on it, and it seemed to fit me rather nicely. During the news conference after the game, Iyer stated, “It was very much the case that I grew up playing with an upright stance.”
“And I thought, let’s use my old method again and see how it works out. In other words, I backed myself before beginning my domestic career. And then I’ve been sticking to the same position up to this point,” Iyer continued.
Additionally, Iyer talked about how his collaboration with Rohit helped India win the second ODI. They managed to get past Josh Hazlewood’s outstanding bowling stint, which combined aggression and caution.
Speaking of the cooperation, as you correctly pointed out, I believe it was really important. We simply stated that since he was bowling brilliantly, Hazelwood, and the ball appeared to be in and out, let’s increase the momentum in our favor. The wicket was difficult to bat on, particularly in the beginning. Even though it wasn’t easy to score runs, we only wanted to start out attacking. We simply made the decision to rotate the strike as much as we could in order to reach a point at which we felt confident enough to charge at the bowlers.
Whatever the wicket asks for, you must adjust your position accordingly: Iyer
Returning to his posture, Iyer stated that he finds that standing erect provides him with more bounce, not only in Australia but also in some red-soil tracks in Mumbai. The 30-year-old stated that it’s critical to adjust one’s posture based on appearance.
Indeed, without a doubt. I believe that the upright stance is aided by the slightly higher bounce on red wickets, even in Mumbai, where we play. You also don’t play on the same wickets, so you have to keep cutting and shifting occasionally. Whatever the wicket asks for, you must adjust your position accordingly. And I believe that I’ve adjusted my position so much that I can now adapt to any situation. Cricket itself, in a nutshell.
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