Shreyas Iyer opens up about India captaincy after BCCI floats his name

The BCCI floats Iyer’s name to replace Rohit Sharma as India captain.

Shreyas Iyer recently opened up about BCCI floating his name to replace Rohit Sharma as India captain. If a senior BCCI official is to be believed, Shreyas Iyer has joined India’s captaincy race, officially challenging Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as India’s next captain in white-ball formats.

Shreyas Iyer reacts after BCCI discusses his name for India captaincy.

Currently, Shreyas Iyer is captaining the Mumbai T20 League, leading his team, Sobo Mumbai Falcons, to the semi-final of the tournament. He opened up on the importance of captaincy and what it means to him, saying he loves the challenge. He said, “It (captaincy) brings in a lot of maturity and responsibility. You are always expected to perform and contribute in the best way possible for the team because whenever there is a hurdle or some kind of adversity you face as a team, they always come to the captain. I think I have got a lot of experience as I have been captaining since I was 22. I have enjoyed the moments and also embraced it. I love the fact to come out and lead.”

“I try to get into my zone.”

Iyer continued, “I just try to get into my zone, and I try to do things which are there in front of me. I try to stay focused as much as possible, just stay in the present, embrace the situation, embrace the crowd because sometimes they get very electrifying and pass on the energy to you. So I keep telling myself that I want the crowd to cheer my name, and that brings that kind of motivation.” He concluded, “There are familiar faces in the dressing room; I have played with a few of them in club cricket and also in my school and college teams. I am glad to be back and play with my teammates here.”