Finest middle-order batter, the fiery Shreyas Iyer

By Arpita Singh
Published on | Nov 15, 2023

Unsung hero Shreyas Iyer!

While Virat broke Sachin Tendulkar's record, it was Shreyas Iyer who kept the ball rolling by hitting 4s & 6s in his whirlwind 70-ball 105 run knock

Baar-baar dekho!

After hitting a ton vs NED, the 28-year-old hit his 2nd consecutive World Cup century in just 66 balls at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium vs NZ

Dream debut!

1st-ever Indian cricketer to score 500+ runs in debut WC edition. He is also 2nd Indian after Rohit to score back-to-back 100s in ODI WC history

Kiwi-star!

With 522 runs, Iyer has 3rd most runs on ODI WC debut. While NZ's R Ravindra with 565 runs has most so far, Jonny Bairstow is 2nd with 532 (2019)

Middle-order batting the art, Shreyas Iyer the artist!

Shreyas Iyer also set a new world record to score the most runs while playing at the no.4 or below position in World Cup history

The Six-smasher!

Iyer hit 8 sixes vs NZ - most in a WC innings for India. He also has 2nd most sixes after Rohit for Team India in an ODI inns