Virat Kohli lauds Shreyas Iyer for century on Test debut in Kanpur: Well performed and congratulations

Shreyas Iyer has been the standout so far for India and common Test captain Virat Kohli lauded the right-hander for his century. Iyer grew to become the sixteenth Indian to attain a century on Test debut, scoring 105 off 171 balls towards New Zealand within the first Test in Kanpur.

“Well played and congratulations @shreyas41 for the century on debut,” Kohli wrote in an Instagram story.The 26-year-old began the day on 75 and raced to his century throughout the first 45 minutes of play. He put up a partnership of 122 runs for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who couldn’t add to his in a single day complete of fifty. Iyer is the third successive Mumbai participant after Rohit Sharma and Prithvi Shaw slam 100 on Test debut. (Virat Kohli Instagram)Lala Amarnath, Deepak Shodhan, AG Kripal Singh, Abbas Ali Baig, Hanumant Singh, Gundappa Vishwanath, Surender Amarnath, Mohammad Azharuddin, Pravin Amre, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Prithvi Shaw are the opposite 15 Indian batsmen to have scored 100 on their Test debut earlier than Iyer, who obtained his maiden Test cap from India and Mumbai batting nice Sunil Gavaskar.Another stalwart of Mumbai, Sachin Tendulkar, additionally congratulated Iyer, who was named captain of the workforce within the 2018 Ranji Trophy season.”Great start to your Test career, @ShreyasIyer15. Nice to see you as a part of #TeamIndia in ‘whites’. Good luck!” Tendulkar tweeted.Great begin to your Test profession, @ShreyasIyer15.Nice to see you as part of #CrewIndia in ‘whites’.Good luck! #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/O1ZNlnotLA— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 26, 2021
Iyer is the third successive Mumbai participant after Rohit Sharma and Prithvi Shaw slam 100 on Test debut. He can also be the sixth Indian after Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Prithvi Shaw to hit a ton on Test debut on this century.Iyer finally acquired out for 105 off 171 balls after having batted for 267 minutes. His knock included 13 fours and a few towering sixes.India managed so as to add 87 runs to their in a single day complete earlier than getting bowled out for 345 within the second session. Iyer top-scored for the hosts whereas Shubman Gill (52), Ravindra Jadeja (50) and Ravichandran Ashwin (38) made helpful contributions to the workforce’s complete.