Star Indian batter Shreyas Iyer revealed that it was a rollercoaster ride for him to return from a long-standing injury after his impressive century against Australia on Sunday. The middle-order batsman was back to his excellent self in ODI cricket, brilliantly building his innings throughout the match.
Iyer made an incredible comeback against Australia in the second ODI game, Since making a full recovery from his injury, he struck his first ODI century, making a huge contribution to India’s final score of 399 and the 28-year-old timed the ball beautifully right from the start of the innings and would look to continue his form going into the World Cup.
Speaking to the media, Shreyas Iyer opened up about his return to the game after a long-standing injury and he spoke about how lonely it was at the time of the injury and expressed his gratitude to the people who believed in his ability throughout his tough time in cricket.
“Yeah, it was a rollercoaster ride. I would like to thank myself, to be honest. For believing, at that point in time, in my abilities and also my mindset. I was feeling a bit lonely then, but thanks to my physios, my trainers, and my family, to back me then, and I’m grateful to have them around”.
“These are all these people being around me and lifting my spirits high. That motivated me to stay optimistic at the same time. So I’m thankful, and I’m grateful,” Shreyas Iyer said.
Iyer worked hard in recovering from surgery at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where he later took part in match simulations and practice games to show his worth ahead of the ODI World Cup in India and proved his mettle with a century against Australia in Indore.
In the 46 games so far, he amassed 1753 runs at an average of 46.1 providing stability in the Indian middle order. He has struck three centuries and 14 half-centuries in 41 innings and this innings against Australia would add confidence to the Mumbai-born cricketer as he would face a stiff challenge from KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan for a spot in the playing 11 going into the mega event in India.