‘I feel I belong to the No.4 position’: Shreyas Iyer after impressive performances in Champions Trophy, 2023 World Cup | Cricket News
Shreyas Iyer, the highest run scorer for India in the Champions Trophy with 243 in 5 matches, said that he was pretty comfortable batting at number 4. Iyer had impressed in this position in the 2023 World Cup as well, scoring 530 runs but hosts India failed to clinch the big one, losing out to Australia. “I feel I belong to the No.4 position. Whether it was in the 2023 World Cup or now in the Champions Trophy, I enjoyed the most coming as No.4. It gives me a sense of belonging and and that’s where I am able to flourish,” Iyer said in an interaction with PTI. In the Champions Trophy, he also had to see out the spinners in the middle overs in the sluggish Dubai surfaces. Story continues below this ad “Well, basically the foundation needs to be stronger and thankfully in my case, having played in Mumbai where wickets are grassless, it helps. Besides, I think early in the career, I learned that the footwork has to be strong to play …
