Runs from the likes of Shreyas Iyer and Okay L Rahul on sluggish pitches of Dubai contributed immensely to India’s title-winning run on the Champions Trophy 2025. Following a roller-coaster 12 months when he received the IPL and was dropped from the central contracts on the identical time, Iyer has proven his worth to the group. 1983 World Cup winner Dilip Vengsarkar, who has been a BCCI chief selector too, couldn’t be extra happy for the middle-order batter.
“Iyer did very properly however I’m not joyful the best way he obtained out within the last. He ought to have continued until the very finish and completed the sport. However joyful to see him realise his potential. KL too performed a number of necessary innings at quantity six however nonetheless not satisfied Axar Patel batting forward of him at 5. The left-hand right-hand mixture might be the one motive,” he mentioned.
Vengsarkar additionally gave due credit score to the choice panel led by Ajit Agarkar.
“Credit score must go to the selectors as properly. They caught with Rohit after the Australia sequence. Even the choice to take 5 spinners within the squad proved to be a grasp stroke,” he added.
Iyer completed as India’s high run-scorer within the competitors with 243 runs in 5 video games, together with successive half-centuries towards Pakistan and New Zealand within the group stage. He performed a key knock of 48 runs within the last, and performed a key function in India standing as much as the spin problem on Dubai’s sluggish pitches.
“Once you see that you are the highest run-getter for the group, I feel there isn’t any higher feeling apart from that. The sensation is surreal. However I really feel that I may have completed the sport (last).
“However you already know what, on the finish of the day, each particular person needs to complete the sport for the group. I’d take this on any given day, and I am extraordinarily joyful the best way each particular person contributed in direction of group victory,” he added.
Iyer additionally landed a spot in Champions Trophy’s Group of the Event alongside Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami and Varun Chakaravarthy. “Profitable my first ICC trophy, I feel it is a good feeling general. That is the fifth title for me in a 12 months, and severely, grateful and blessed,” he concluded.
With IANS inputs
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