If you are a great talent, then you need some time, says Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer hopes that with his selection to the Indian side touring West Indies – his second coming – he will get a more stable run of chances to prove his worth. Iyer, who has performed consistently in the first-class arena, has only played six ODIs and T20Is each for the Men in Blue.
Iyer’s frustration at not getting a continuous run in the Indian side is something that resonates with many a talented Indian middle-order batsman churning out the runs at the domestic level. India have offered one or two opportunities to at least half a dozen players at the dreaded no.4 spot.
“If you are really a good talent, then you need a certain amount of chances to prove yourself and get acclimated to the conditions. If you keep coming in and going out (of the team), it doesn’t really set a good pattern for one’s self and you start disbelieving yourself. If you are a great talent, then you need some time,” Iyer told PTI in an exclusive interview.
Having stacked up consistent performances at the domestic and A level, Iyer admitted that he has often lost his patience. However, the Mumbaikar knows that the only way forward is to still perform well.
“Yes, you tend to lose patience but selection is not in your hands. All you can do is perform, perform and perform and that’s what I enjoy doing,” he said when asked about times when someone is repeatedly ignored. You have to keep performing and keep showing people that you are capable of playing at the higher league. Once you get that sniff, you never look back,” Iyer said.
The 24-year-old enjoys a 50 plus average (52.18) over 54 first-class games and a healthy 42.93 in List A matches. Even as the exclusion for the 2019 World Cup was hard to take, the youngster keeps himself positive, confident that he will play a World Cup for his country.
“I just kept myself positive and always in high spirits. It didn’t disturb me from inside at all. It was a dream to play the World Cup and I will play for sure in the future,” he said.
However, Iyer knows his game can still improve. Understanding this, he is currently on the pursuit to perfect the pull and sweep shots. This, Iyer says, will come in handy as he tours abroad.
“You have to always work on your batting as you are never perfect. I am working on my batting everyday and trying to perfect a few shots that will help me score all around the world. “Pull and sweep are two shots which can help me score runs outside India. These are two shots that can immediately put pressure back on bowlers,” Iyer added.
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