Shreyas Iyer may have missed out on his century by three runs in his first game as the Punjab Kings captain in the side’s 11-run victory over the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. But he did gain many fans with the kind of knock he played. He hit five fours and nine sixes in his 42-ball innings. Shreyas also earned plenty of admiration for his instruction to batting partner Shashank Singh to not worry about him getting his century ahead of the final over. Speaking about Shreyas’ innings against Gujarat, New Zealand cricket legend Kane Williamson said on JioStar: “It was a knock of the highest standard. From the very first ball, it was almost a highlight reel—he played the ball exactly where it was meant to be hit. Anything outside off stump, he looked to access the offside, and he even struck sixes over cover against some of the best seamers in the world. Then, to take on Rashid Khan as well—that’s one of the toughest challenges in the game. …