With the year coming to an end, 28-year-old Shreyas Iyer becomes the top performer for India in 2022. As he ends the year on to of the batting tally for the country. With his great display of consistency and calmness, Iyer has outdone the likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. Putting the hegemony of the star batters to an end.
Iyer is followed by the likes of Surya kumar Yadav, who has had a fabulous year himself. Additionally, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli who looked regain his sensational form, and Rohit Sharma, as far as the Indian side his concerned.
Shreyas Iyer’s top year
Further, India’s Top performer Iyer has ended the year with 1609 international runs at an average of 48.75. Scoring a century and 14 half-centuries, with the best of 113 unbeaten.
In five Test matches, Iyer scored a total of 422 runs across 8 innings at an average of 60.28. With four half-centuries, Shreyas ended the year with the best score of 92.
Moreover, in 17 ODIs, the Mumbai boy scored 724 runs at an average of 55.69. With his phenomenal consistency, Iyer scored one century and six half-centuries. Batting in 15 innings he scored the best of 113*.
On top of that, Iyer showed his to form in T20Is too, scoring 463 runs at an average of 35.61 and striking at a strike rate of 141.15. Moreover, the top performer smashed four half-centuries, with the best score of 74 not out.
3 most remarkable innings of Shreyas Iyer; top performer for India in 2022
Unbeaten 82 against Bangladesh
The KKR captain hammered an unbeaten knock off 169 balls to rescue the sinking Indian boat. Shreyas was in swashbuckling form, powering India to 278 for six in 90 overs at Stumps vs Bangladesh on Day 2 of their ongoing first Test match, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
At the start of the Chattogram Test match, Shreyas was India’s second-highest runs corer in 2022 in all formats combined with 1407 runs. However, the tally for the most runs in 2022 for India was led by Suryakumar Yadav until Shreyas surpassed him on December 14. After adding 18 runs to his tally, Shreyas became India’s highest scorer in 2022 in all formats. He claimed the feast after surpassing the impressive Suryakumar Yadav who was on 1424 runs.
With his unbeaten 113, Iyer joined Kohli in a unique list
Shreyas Iyer continued his ravishing form in ODI format as he scored a sensational century against South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. In just 103 balls to help the hosts win the second match of the three-match series by 7 wickets and subsequently level the series. With the match-winning knock in Ranchi, Iyer joined former India captain Virat Kohli in a unique ODI list.
Iyer smashed 15 boundaries in his unbeaten knock of 113 runs in 111 balls on Sunday which helped him join Kohli in a rather unique list. On top of that, Iyer became only the second Indian batter after Kohli to score a century in Ranchi.
Brisk 74* off 44 to clean sweep Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 series
Shreyas Iyer came up with a third straight half-century in the series to help India brush aside Sri Lanka by six wickets and register a hat-trick of clean sweeps in white-ball cricket.
Iyer announced his arrival with an exquisite cover drive off Binura Fernando. Later, welcomed Lahiru Kumara with three classy boundaries to get things going. Through out his innings, Iyer smashed six boundaries and four maximums.
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