IPL 2022: Captaincy comes naturally to Shreyas Iyer, says Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels captaincy comes naturally to Shreyas Iyer, who has impressed in his first season as Kolkata Knight Riders captain.

Shreyas was given the duty of main KKR forward of the IPL 2022 and the Mumbaikar has performed an honest job thus far, along with his staff profitable three and shedding as many matches from six outings.

Shastri claims Shreyas will solely get higher and higher because the match progresses.

Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri mentioned, “Captaincy comes naturally to Shreyas. Look at his aggressive captaincy, you don’t really feel like he’s main KKR for the primary time. Looks like he’s been captaining them for the final 3 to 4 seasons and it’s seen by way of his readability of ideas.

“His mindset is evident about what model of cricket he must play as a batter. At the identical time, he’s conscious of what he as a captain must do to take his staff to the playoffs and win the title.

“I’ve liked the way he’s spoken during the pre and post-match conferences and that shows he’s clear with his plans. I am convinced he’ll go a long way.”

Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop has backed Shreyas to return again stronger after back-to-back defeats within the final two video games as a result of he possesses an excellent mind and in addition has the assist of some seasoned campaigners.

“I think despite suffering back-to-back defeats, it is possible for Shreyas to regather his troops and bounce back. When he became captain of the Delhi Capitals, he just got them better and better with every season,” Bishop mentioned.

“It will take him a little settling period here (at KKR) but he’s got some seasoned campaigners around him. Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are experienced players. Coach Brendon McCullum is also very experienced. So I have no doubt that Shreyas will get the guys going.”