India trails five-match T20I series 0-2 with three matches to go.
Indian batter Shreyas Iyer’s struggle against the pacers is well-known to all, and the South African team is making the most of his weaknesses in the ongoing five-match T20I series against India.
Iyer scored 36 and 40 in the first two T20I matches against South Africa, but most of his runs came against the spinners.
Reacting to the issue, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra said that South Africa has now found out how to keep Iyer quiet and that they are employing their fast bowlers against the Indian star.
The commentator said that Iyer must address the issue to be an effective batter.
Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel: “South Africa have realized that to keep Shreyas quiet, all they need to do is to employ their fast bowlers. He (Shreyas) has struggled a bit against pace.”
The former batter further added, “It’s an issue that needs to be addressed. It’s the elephant in the room - the guy has been scoring runs but going forward, he cannot just be expected to score against spinners. He has to come good against the pace too.”
He concluded, “Actually, he has fared well against pacers of other teams but South African pacers have figured out how to keep him quiet. They know how to stop Shreyas Iyer from scoring runs. Whenever he plays spin (bowling), Shreyas scores plenty of runs but can’t expect to be playing spinners all the time.”