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'Ise kehte hain strong comeback' - Fans elated as Shreyas Iyer smashes century in second ODI in Indore against Australia

Shreyas Iyer batted at number 3 for Team India in the absence of former skipper and batting superstar,, Virat Kohli in the 1st and 2nd ODI.

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Star Indian batter Shreyas Iyer smashed a brilliant century in the ongoing second ODI of the three-match series against Australia; the penultimate fixture of the ODI series is being played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Iyer failed to live up to the expectations in the first ODI after his individual innings ended with an unfortunate run-out after a misunderstanding with opener Shubman Gill.

He came again on number 3 to bat for India; this time it was only Shubman Gill with whom Iyer built an amazing and impressive partnership of 200 runs for the second wicket; this partnership came for India after they lost their first wicket early on the score of 16 runs when Ruturaj Gaikwad was caught behind the wickets by Alex Carey off Josh Hazlewood.

Shreyas Iyer's first ODI century in Indore

Speaking of Iyer, he made a stunning comeback after coming on the field from an injury break; the 28-year-old scored 105 runs off 90 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes with an amazing strike rate of 116.66. It was also his third ODI century and the first one at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Iyer’s batting form will be a positive sign for the Indian management considering their preparations for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 in their backyard.

Talking about the action of the ongoing second ODI in Indore, India have scored 276 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 37.5 overs, having skipper KL Rahul and middle order batter Ishan Kishan there in the middle in the individual scores of 37 and 13 runs, respectively.

Earlier in the Indian batting, the star young opener Shubman Gill also smashed an outstanding century, alongside Iyer. Gill played a knock of 104 runs off 97 balls, with 6 fours and 4 sixes with the willow. Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott have scalped one wicket each so far for Australia.

Coming back to Shreyas Iyer, he might come up as a good No.4 option for India in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, in their backyard.

Here’s how fans reacted to Shreyas Iyer’s century against Australia:

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