Srinagar: Former India Cricketer Mohammad Kaif has termed batter Shreyas Iyer as the unsung hero of Team India’s IC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign.
Iyer, who has been out of the Test and T20I set-up, returned to the ODI team for the England series and Champions Trophy, and he proved that he is the best number 4 batter in the world at the moment. Shreyas registered seven 40+ plus scores in the last eight matches.
Former India batter Mohammad Kaif was highly impressed with Iyer’s comeback and scoring consistently well despite not playing Tests and T20Is in the past few months.
“I was surprised by his form. He neither plays Tests, nor is he in the T20I squad. He plays only ODIs for India. So you are not there in the team continuously. You have to straightaway play for India after playing in the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai, and in a zone where you have to attack, hit boundaries, and play your natural game,” Kaif told Star Sports.
“I admire this batter because many players came and went at the No. 4 position. We weren’t getting players for the No. 4 position. This guy came and made his place, and plays impactful knocks. He is this tournament’s second-highest run-getter, but he didn’t get a single Man of the Match,” the former India batter added.