'Better than Suryakumar Yadav in ODIs...' Fans prefer Shreyas Iyer over Suryakumar Yadav in ODIs and why wouldn't they

The number-four Indian batter in ODI, Shreyas Iyer has shown both his form and class once again during the recently played first of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. Iyer played a brilliant and stable knock of 80 runs off 76 balls with four boundaries and the same number of sixes to his name.

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Although, his efforts went in vain as the men in blue ended up on the wrong side of the match and lost it by a margin of seven wickets, thanks to the centurion knock of senior Kiwi wicketkeeper-batter Tom Latham (145* off 104 balls).

Coming back to India’s Shreyas Iyer, the 27-year-old has impressed everyone with his stellar outings in the last 5 ODI appearances. Notably, the Mumbai-born batter has scored three half-centuries and a century to his name in the last five innings of the 50-over format.

Following Iyer’s brilliant knock against New Zealand in the first ODI, fans also took it as an opportunity to compare him with the star Indian batting sensation and World number one T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav.

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Some of the excited fans went on to prefer Iyer over Suryakumar Yadav in the ODIs and said that the former is better than the 32-year-old when it is about to play in the 50-over format.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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Now, Shreyas Iyer will be in action during the second ODI between India and New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Currently, the hosts are leading the series by a margin of 1-0 with a win in the first ODI against the men in blue.

Notably, Shreyas Iyer will also be a part of the Indian squad both for the ODI and Test series on the Bangladesh tour. He is expected to fit in for the role of a number four batter before India heads to the ODI World Cup 2023 in their own backyard.

Here’s a look at India’s squad for the Bangladesh tour:

ODI series

Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Yash Dayal.

Test Series

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Srikar Bharat, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav.