Shreyas Iyer gives it back to his critics

Shreyas Iyer sends a sharp message to his critics after India’s Champions Trophy 2025 win.

Shreyas Iyer performed incredibly, capping off a fabulous run in ODI cricket in the past two months. The 30-year-old emerged as India’s leading run-getter in the victorious Champions Trophy 2025. His performance in Dubai added to his glory, and now the batter has sent a sharp message to his critics.

Shreyas Iyer talks about the “satisfying” win in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Iyer didn’t regret missing out on the 3-figure score, saying that it was sweeter as it helped the team win. He said, “Very, very satisfying. Maybe I could have got a century, but no regrets. In fact, it was sweeter because I got the team to a decent total, and we were able to win by 44 runs.” When asked about his confidence in hitting sixes, he added, “In terms of the confidence, yes. But you look at my domestic season, I played so many this year and hit sixes off difficult deliveries. I gained a lot of confidence from that. Technically, I was able to get a wide stance and create a great base, which enabled me to generate that force. I was able to replicate that in the England (home) series and the matches after that.”

Shreyas Iyer said that he no longer needs to send his critics a separate message.

He indicated that his bat would do the talking. He said, “I don’t have to send any message to anyone. All I have to do is believe in myself and play the best cricket possible. The message automatically gets delivered.” Iyer added that his stance during the domestic season to tackle bouncers was all a result of behind-the-scenes work.

Concluding, Shreyas Iyer said, “The hard work which you put is when you are tested as an athlete and as an individual. There are a lot of people who have helped me during this process, Amre sir, Abhishek Nayar, my trainer Sagar and my nutritionist Nicole Kedia.”