Shreyas Iyer, who emerged the Player of the Series in the T20 international series against Sri Lanka that concluded in Dharamshala on Sunday, said he was happy to exploit the opportunities he was getting to play for Team India. Considered as an all-format player, Iyer has a century on Test debut against New Zealand last year in Kanpur, the Mumbai batsman said it was too early to think about the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. (Video and photos: BCCI)
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00:00 You haven't got the chance to bat at number 3 often in T20 AIs.
00:04 So, considering that, why do you feel more liberated in terms of starting pacing your innings and able to tee off?
00:13 Which of the holes suits you better?
00:15 See, if you are playing in T20 format, obviously if you bat in top 3,
00:19 that's the only place where you can pace the innings pretty well.
00:21 Otherwise, if you bat down the order after that, you know, you need to give...
00:27 You can't give yourself time. You need to start going from ball 1.
00:30 And, you know, considering the plans and preparations we are coming through right now at this point of time,
00:38 you know, it's like we are staying always positive and we want to really enjoy the scenario which we are provided on the field.
00:47 So, yeah, if I had to say the best number to bat for me personally, it's obviously 3.
00:53 I just wanted to ask you, now that the competition for the sports in the middle order has heated up quite a bit,
00:59 how would you rate your performance in this series?
01:03 And what is the team expecting from you going forward?
01:06 Obviously, I mean, coming not out in all the 3 games, it was a commendable performance for myself, I feel.
01:14 And, see, expectation-wise, I am not keeping any expectations from myself nor from the team coaches
01:22 because if you see the competition in our team, it's immense and every individual is capable of winning you games.
01:29 So, for me personally, I want to enjoy each and every moment and opportunity which I have been provided with.
01:34 And I like to, you know, finish off the games and that's like my mindset whenever I go on to the pitch.
01:41 Do you think you have saved your place in the playing 11 for the T20 World Cup with this form?
01:47 See, I think it's way long to think about right now.
01:51 I can't talk about cementing my place because as I mentioned earlier as well, the competition is so much
01:59 and you need to be flexible in terms of batting in any position or any given situation.
02:05 So, my mindset is just to grab as many opportunities as I can and see to it that I maximize the use of it.
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