Yearender 2022: Shreyas Iyer Rises to the Zenith in India Colours

Iyer
made
his
mark
in
every
format
of
the
game,
and
stamped
his
authority.
His
knocks
defined
the
versatility
of
the
player,
from
free-flowing
destruction
to
sheer
resilience.

Iyer
has
been
a
sporadic
character
in
the
Indian
team
till
2021,
but
2022
simply
belongs
to
him.

Shreyas
Iyer
Test
Record
in
2022:

Shreyas
Iyer
had
an
outstanding
outing
in
red
ball
cricket.
He
scored
over
400
runs
in
just
8
innings.
He
started
off
well
against
Sri
Lanka
earlier
in
the
year,
and
then
continued
his
merry
way
against
Bangladesh
in
December.
Perhaps
the
only
thing
that
he
may
want
to
rectify
is
converting
his
fifties
to
hundreds.

Iyer
was
denied
from
a
hundred
thrice
when
his
score
was
over
85,
as
the
nervous
eighties
in
this
case
has
been
an
Achilles
heel.
Apart
from
that,
he
has
been
superb
for
India
in
the
longest
format.

Shreyas
Iyer
ODI
Record
in
2022:

Shreyas
had
another
amazing
outing
in
the
ODIs
this
year.
This
year
yielded
the
most
runs
in
the
50-over
format
for
him
than
any
previous
year.
He
scored
his
maiden
ODI
hundred
against
South
Africa
in
October
and
scored
at
a
rapid
pace
quite
prolifically
against
every
opponent.

Shreyas
Iyer
T20I
Record
in
2022:

Iyer’s
T20I
stats
this
year
is
quite
impressive
as
well.
He
scored
runs
galore
against
Sri
Lanka
earlier
the
year-
57,
74
and
73
in
three
consecutive
matches
(all
unbeaten).
He
continued
that
good
form
in
the
home
series
against
South
Africa,
but
then
his
form
faltered.
He
looked
certain
to
be
a
part
of
the
T20
World
Cup
team,
but
a
lean
patch
against
England
and
West
Indies
denied
his
World
Cup
opportunity.
The
batter
scored
only
one
50+
score
in
his
final
11
T20I
matches.

What
Lies
Ahead
for
Shreyas
Iyer:

The
most
important
thing
for
Shreyas
Iyer
is
to
continue
this
run.
He
has
been
immense
this
year,
but
his
main
aim
will
be
to
replicate
the
same
form
in
the
new
year
assignments.
There
will
be
plenty
of
cricket
leading
to
the
World
Cup
next
year
which
is
set
to
take
place
in
India.
Iyer
can
be
a
vital
cog
in
the
side
and
that
will
be
determined
by
his
upcoming
performances.

His
test
form
is
quite
sublime
as
well.
But
the
only
thing
he
needs
to
work
on
is
his
conversion
rate.
He
should
have
had
at
least
a
couple
of
test
hundreds
this
year,
but
he
ended
up
getting
none.
The
mentality
and
approach
when
he
nears
the
triple-figure
mark
need
a
bit
of
tweak.

The
28-year-old
deserves
all
the
plaudits
of
the
world.
He
has
shown
class,
composure,
technique,
grit,
and
flamboyance
–
literally
everything
that
a
modern
batsman
can
possess
this
year.
The
only
ingredient
that
now
needs
a
tick
is
consistency,
and
if
he
can
achieve
that,
the
sky
is
the
limit.