‘Shreyas had big shoes to fill and will be better now’: Rohit

TIL Desk Sports/ India captain Rohit Sharma was all praise for Shreyas Iyer, saying the promising batter had big shoes to fill following the axing of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and grabbed the opportunity with both hands in the just-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka.

India swept the two-match series against the islanders on Monday after a 238-run victory in the second Test in Bengaluru. Iyer, who replaced Rahane in the playing eleven, scored a fine 92 and 67 in a low-scoring game. Hanuma Vihari replaced Pujara at number three.

Other star performers of the series were Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Rohit was mighty pleased with what the abovementioned players brought to the table. “It’s been a good run, and I have enjoyed it personally and as a team.

We wanted to achieve a few things as a team, and we have done that,” said Rohit, who led India for the first time in Tests. On individual performances, he said, “We have seen Jadeja grow as a batter, and he seems to get better and better. He strengthens the team, and he’s also improving as a bowler. And he’s a gun fielder; so he is a complete package.