(LEFT) India's Shreyas Iyer bats during the archetypal 1 time planetary cricket lucifer betwixt India and England astatine Vidarbha Stadium successful Nagpur; (RIGHT) Virat Kohli during a nets session. (AP Photo)
After helping the Indian cricket squad decision England by 4 wickets successful the archetypal ODI, Shreyas Iyer admitted that helium was not expected to beryllium successful the Indian squad for the Nagpur ODI. Iyer revealed that it was lone due to the fact that of an sore close genu contented that sidelined Virat Kohli from the archetypal ODI that helium was added to the playing XI connected Thursday.
Iyer was 1 of the 3 fractional centurions for Team India successful the first IND vs ENG ODI, scoring 59 runs disconnected 36 balls.
After the game, helium made the revelation that helium was not expected to beryllium playing successful the archetypal ODI.
“As you each cognize I wasn’t expected to play today. Virat unluckily got injured and past I got the opportunity. I kept myself prepared. I knew that astatine immoderate constituent of clip I tin get a accidental to play. The aforesaid happening happened with maine past twelvemonth arsenic good during the Asia Cup. I got injured and idiosyncratic other came successful and scored a century,” Iyer said.
Iyer revealed that helium was watching a movie past nighttime and thought helium could widen his nighttime but past helium got a call.
“I got a telephone from the skipper (Rohit Sharma) saying that you whitethorn play due to the fact that Virat has got a swollen knee. I went backmost to my country and went disconnected to slumber consecutive away,” Iyer laughed.
At this, Parthiv Patel said, “We didn’t cognize that actually! We thought that Yashasvi Jaiswal played due to the fact that Virat got injured. We were definite that you were going to find a spot successful the XI.”
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Iyer replied: “What bash you privation maine to say? I americium conscionable going to support it lowkey and cherish the infinitesimal and the victory.”
The 2nd India vs England ODI volition beryllium played successful Cuttack.
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