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IND BAN 2nd Test: The fixed speak about his obvious weak point towards quick pitched supply did have an effect on him at one level of…
IND BAN 2nd Test: The fixed speak about his obvious weak point towards quick pitched supply did have an effect on him at one level of time however Shreyas Iyer on Friday stated that he turned a “deaf ear” to exterior feedback and focussed on taking corrective measures which is yielding outcomes. Follow India vs Bangladesh Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Iyer, who scored 87 off 105 balls to take India out of bother within the second Test towards Bangladesh right here, was focused for a quick interval with quick balls by the house aspect bowlers. He stated he was assured of doing properly towards the ways as he had carried out quite a lot of observe.
IND BAN 2nd Test: I turned a deaf ear on exterior speak of my points with quick ball, says Shreyas Iyer
Stumps on Day 2 of the 2nd Test.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 23, 2022
“The (Bangladesh) bowlers started targeting me (with short balls) when I came to bat. When the ball was seaming, they were bowling short balls,” Iyer stated on the press convention on the finish of second day’s play. Iyer had additionally scored 86 in India’s lone innings within the 188-run win within the first Test in Chattogram.
Asked about exterior speak about his weak point towards quick balls, he stated, “That (short ball issue) has been something the commentators talk about. Off-the-field, people keep saying that I have that issue. It had gone into my head at some point intime. But if I leave (the ball) or keep it down, I don’t have any problem. Runs were not coming (against short balls), that was the situation.
For him, it was important to shut the outside noise. “It does play in the mind of a batter when people from outside talk about issues and it’s important as a player to turn a deaf ear to them. The rest will take care of itself. At the end of the day, ignorance is bliss,” stated the 28-year-old right-handed batter.
Iyer stated there was no change in his strategy and he continued with the way in which he had batted within the first Test. “When I went in to bat, the ball was not turning that much and that was the communication I had with Rishabh. I was just trying to play the line of the ball, very much similar to how I played in Chattogram.
IND BAN 2nd Test: I turned a deaf ear on outside talk of my issues with short ball, says Shreyas Iyer
“The fast bowlers were operating from one end and my mind set was to just play the session out and see how it goes. Obviously, at the same time, I’m not going to restrict my strokes, if I see the ball pitching in my area, I’m going to go for it. I backed myself today and thankfully got a good score.”
Iyer additionally defended himself for getting out whereas enjoying a sweep shot, saying he went along with his pure instincts. “Today, I went with my instincts. Sweep shot was something I have been trying in the nets. I could execute the first one well, but the second one stayed a bit low.” But I don’t remorse (getting out) as a result of I used to be doing quite a lot of observe (for sweep pictures) and my pure intuition stook over in that state of affairs and I performed that shot.
“I could not execute well but it does not matter, next time it will come good. My decision making was decisive.” Asked if he was disenchanted at not getting 100, Iyer stated,
“Definitely, it hurts as a batsman but at the same time I looked at it in a positive way “I went there in a tough situation and was able to bring the team out of it. That is more important for me than getting personal landmark.”
He additionally stated that Pant’s “phenomenal” innings of 93 off simply 105 balls eased the strain on the opposite finish. “It (Rishabh’s innings) was a phenomenal knock. He is such an aggressive batter. In the end, it takes two to tango,” Iyer stated
IND BAN 2nd Test: I turned a deaf ear on exterior speak of my points with quick ball, says Shreyas Iyer
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