Shreyas Iyer is ready for any role in Champions Trophy 2025 team

Shreyas Iyer, who played a pivotal role in solving India’s age-old number 4 batting problem during the ODI World Cup 2023, made a big statement ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 team announcement. The Mumbai batsman, known for his consistency in the middle order, he has expressed his willingness to adapt to any position in the batting line-up.

“I am flexible and ready to bat anywhere in the batting order,” Iyer told ESPNCricinfo in a recent interview.

Shreyas Iyer’s stellar performance at the World Cup

In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Iyer had a stellar campaign, scoring 530 runs in 11 innings at an impressive average of 66.25. His performances included two centuries and three fifties, with a strike rate of 113.24.

However, following the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as head coach, Iyer’s position in the batting order was changed during the ODI series against Sri Lanka. This was done to accommodate a right-left combination. The experiment didn’t work out well for Iyer, but the batsman is unfazed.

When asked about his role alongside KL Rahul, Iyer recalled his crucial contributions in the middle order during the World Cup.

“KL and I played that important role in the middle during the World Cup. We had a great season together. It was just the last moment [the final] that we couldn’t execute the way we wanted to,” Iyer said.

He also expressed his aspirations to be part of the Champions Trophy squad.

“It would be a proud moment for me if I was chosen for the Champions Trophy. [side] to represent the country,” Iyer added.

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In top form in domestic cricket

Iyer has been in exceptional form in domestic cricket. During the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he amassed 325 runs in five innings at an astonishing average of 325, having been dismissed only once. His campaign included two centuries and he maintained an impressive strike rate of 131.57.

Since the 2023 ODI World Cup, Iyer has played four ODIs, scoring 90 runs in a half-century. During the Sri Lanka series, he batted at number 5 in the first and third ODIs, while in the second ODI, he was dropped to number 6.

Iyer’s numbers at No. 4 say a lot about his reliability at that position. He has scored 1,397 runs in 33 innings at an average of 51.74, with four centuries and eight fifties. At number 3, he has also been consistent, averaging over 50. However, his numbers dip when batting at number 5, where he scored 323 runs in 11 innings at an average of 29.36.

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