Shreyas made a memorable Test debut against New Zealand in the ongoing first Test in Kanpur. Resuming his innings on 75, he went on to complete his century on Day 2. By crossing three figures, he became the 16th Indian batter to notch up a hundred on Test debut.
In a chat with his Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav on bcci.tv, the 26-year-old admitted that Kanpur has been a really lucky venue for him. He said:
Shreyas made his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2014/15 domestic season. In a group match against Uttar Pradesh in Kanpur in December 2014, Mumbai had crumbled to 57 for 6 in response to UP’s first-innings total of 206. Shreyas, coming in at No. 7, then played a brilliant knock of 75 in 78 balls while Shardul Thakur, batting at No. 9, hammered 87.
Mumbai recovered to post 270 and went on to win the match by eight wickets. Apart from his half-century, Thakur also claimed nine wickets in the game. Skipper Suryakumar made an unbeaten 47 off 33 in the second innings as Mumbai chased down a target of 98 in 15.4 overs.
“Never thought I would be getting the cap from Sunil sir” - Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas admitted he was pleasantly surprised to receive his Test cap from Sunil Gavaskar. He was under the impression that coach Rahul Dravid would give it to him.
Describing the feeling of receiving his Test cap and then scoring a hundred as a fairy tale, the middle-order batter added:
Shreyas was dismissed for 105 off 171 balls on Day 2 of the Kanpur Test. After India’s innings folded up for 345, New Zealand made a resolute start to their batting stint. Openers Will Young (75*) and Tom Latham (50*) batted out 57 overs as the Kiwis ended the day on 129 for no loss.
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