6,6,6,6,6,6,6…… Shreyas Iyer made a mess of the Australian bowlers, hitting an explosive double century, hitting 7 sixes and 27 fours.
Shreyas Iyer: Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has been selected for the Australia tour. Iyer last played for the Indian team in the Champions Trophy final in March 2025. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar has also given Iyer the special gift of vice-captaincy, along with his return. As a result, Iyer will be seen in a dual role against the Australians.
But even before that, Iyer’s explosive innings against Australia is making headlines. Iyer smashed fours and sixes in this innings, scoring a double century. Let’s tell you when and where Iyer’s brilliant innings came to light.
Iyer gave the Kangaroos a lesson
This fiery form of Team India’s powerful batsman, Shreyas Iyer, was seen at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai from February 17-19, 2017. Here, the India A team faced a strong Australian team. Batting first, Australia declared their innings at 469/7, with then-captain Steve Smith and David Warner scoring centuries.
Following this, India A had a very poor start in the first innings. India A lost Akhil Herwadkar (4) at just 19, while Priyansh Panchal also returned to the pavilion at 36.
Shreyas Iyer
While India A was losing wickets at one end, Shreyas Iyer, batting at number 3, was raining fours and sixes at the other. He played explosive shots with the bat and then played a brilliant innings of 202 runs off just 210 balls, hitting 27 fours and seven towering sixes.
Iyer remained unbeaten until the end
Shreyas Iyer, who was batting brilliantly in the India A vs. Australia match, remained unbeaten until the end, but he did not receive the support from the other end that he had expected from every batsman who came to the crease. Although Iyer and Krishnappa Gowtham added a quickfire 138 runs for the seventh wicket off 136 balls, India A’s wickets began to collapse as soon as Krishna was dismissed.
In this match, Gowtham played a brilliant innings of 74 runs off 68 balls, which included 10 fours and four brilliant sixes. Thanks to Iyer’s double century (202) and Krishnappa Gowtham’s half-century, India A managed to reach a respectable score of 403 in the first innings. The match ultimately ended in a draw.
Had this player not always obeyed coach Gambhir, he would never have gotten a ticket to the Australia tour.
Shreyas Iyer will be expected to deliver another big innings.
Shreyas Iyer has also been selected for the India vs. Australia ODI series starting October 19th, and the selection committee has appointed him as vice-captain. In such a situation, big innings will be expected from Iyer on the Kangaroo tour.
It should be noted that Iyer has so far scored only 319 runs in 12 innings against Australia at an average of 29, which includes only one century. Whereas, in just three innings played on Australian pitches, Iyer has scored 59 runs at an average of 19.66.
This time, Iyer (Shreyas Iyer) will not only want to change these statistics, but will also take the field with the intention of helping India win the series with his bat.
Shreyas Iyer give his best how much he can do that is the reason he return again in India team.