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After a handsome knock of 71 against West Indies in the 2nd ODI, India middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer said that he wants to stay in the team.
The 24-year-old, who came to bat at No. 5, stitched 125 runs for the 4th wicket with India captain Virat Kohli.
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“It was a fruitful day. I knew I was going to do well, I played for India A and I played in these grounds, paced my innings well and think it went well,” said Iyer after the match.
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Shreyas’ innings was laced with 5 boundaries and a six. But it was the strike rotation by the lad which impressed many.
“I decided that I wouldn’t take any risks, Virat told me that we needed to build a partnership and take the innings deep. He supported me very well, we took the ones and twos, hit the boundaries when it came. We decided 250 was a good score, obviously, we got 30 runs extra. He told me to bat at least until the 45th over, I am thankful for what I managed,” said Iyer.
“I want to stay in the team for a while, the consistency is always important, I want to play well and contribute to the team,” he added.
Talking about the match, India defeated West Indies by 59 runs (DLS method), thus taking an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match rubber.
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