Watch: Shreyas Iyer hits a six into the Chinnaswamy roof to bring up fifty; celebrates like a hundred

Watch: Shreyas Iyer hits a six into the Chinnaswamy roof to bring up fifty; celebrates like a hundred

During the second Test in Bengaluru, Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer reached his half-century with a six that travelled out of the stadium, and he could not stop laughing. The right-hander has been in excellent form since winning the player of the series award in the ODI series, and he missed a big chance in the first Test to play a big knock.

However, he made up for it with an important fifty in the pink ball Test when India needed quick runs under their belt. India was in a spot of bother when Shreyas Iyer came into the crease at 86/4 and Rishabh Pant was the first to take charge against the Sri Lankan bowling attack with a 26-ball 39. Having lost his predecessor, Shreyas Iyer stepped in and was ready to take advantage of any loose delivery.

Shreyas Iyer has always been rated as one of the best players of spin in the country and likes to use his feet against the spinners. He looked aggressive on the first day with a lot of back foot cuts and pulls whenever the bowlers missed the length and the batter kept transferring the pressure on the inexperienced Sri Lankan spin duo of Lasith Embuldeniya and Praveen Jayawickrama. Batting on 44, Iyer picked the length and came down the track to hit a massive one that went out of the Chinnaswamy stadium.

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Here’s the video of Shreyas Iyer’s massive six

Shreyas Iyer

Having won the toss and chose to bat, skipper Rohit Sharma came out to bat alongside his partner Mayank Agarwal and a mix up between the duo cost the wicket of Agarwal for just four runs. Rohit did not last long as he was caught in the slips by a turning delivery from Embuldeniya for just 15 runs, while Hanuma Vihari and Virat Kohli joined hands. The pair added 47 for the third wicket as the wicket started to grip and turn for the spinners a lot.

Vihari was dismissed after an 81-ball 31, while Kohli’s wait for his 71st international century continued as he was struck lbw from a ball that kept really low.

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