The first match of the two-trial series between India and New Zealand is played at Green Park, Kanpur. In this test, the young hitter Shreyas Iyer has the opportunity to debut. Shreyas, who made his ODI and T20 debut in 2017, got a chance to make his test cricket debut after four years. Before the draw, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar handed him the test cap.
With his debut at the Kanpur test, Shreyas Iyer has become the 303rd player to play test cricket for India. The test caps were handed to him in the presence of all the players and team support personnel just before the launch in Green Park, Kanpur. Shreyas kissed as soon as she took the test cap in her hand. BCCI has also shared this video on Twitter.
A moment to appreciate @ ShreyasIyer15 while receiving your #TeamIndia Sunil Gavaskar’s test cap, one of the best ever to appear in the game.#INDvNZ @paytm pic.twitter.com/kPwVKNOkfu
– BCCI (@BCCI) November 25, 2021
Shreyas Iyer made his international debut against New Zealand. The T20 match held on November 1, 2017 was his first international match. So far, he has scored 580 runs in 32 T20 Internationals with an average of 27.61. During this, it has also marked three half centuries. In the year 2017 itself, Shreyas also had the opportunity to debut in ODI. In December, he had the opportunity to play the first ODI on the Sri Lankan tour. He has scored 813 runs in 22 ODIs with an average of 42.78. It also has a century to its name at ODI.
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