In the absence of senior gamers – Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul – many anticipated Shreyas Iyer to money the chance and lead Team India’s batting charts towards South Africa in the continuing five-match T20I series.
However, Shreyas has considerably struggled to get going in the shortest format, averaging simply 23.50 in the primary 4 matches. The right-handed batter, who led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, has scored solely 94 runs from 4 video games towards the Temba Bavuma-led Proteas.
But what precisely has been flawed with the Mumbai-born cricketer regarding his struggles to attain runs? Well, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has analysed about Shreyas’ mediocre run in the T20Is towards South Africa. Pathan noticed that Shreyas has struggled towards tempo bowling all through the white-ball series.
“Yes, obviously, he has struggled against pace, not only in this series but in quite a few matches (before that). Even in the IPL, we have seen that when it comes to fast bowlers who are bowling 140-plus, he has struggled a little. His strike rate has also gone down,” Pathan stated whereas talking on Star Sports.
The cricketer-turned-commentator asserted that Shreyas is comfy towards bowlers who’re clicking lower than 140 kph.
“He likes to play against spinners, and if you are bowling less than 140 kph, he is very much comfortable. But the one area of his game he needs to improve is facing the fast bowlers, especially when the ball comes close to his shoulders,” Pathan added.