In the match to be played against New Zealand, the eyes of the fans will be on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. But, in this match, the third player will win. This player’s bat is hungry to score more runs than Rohit-Virat…
The 12th match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between India and New Zealand in Dubai on March 2. Both the teams have qualified for the semi-finals by winning both their opening matches in Group-A. This match will be very exciting between New Zealand and India. It will be interesting to see who will be able to score a hat-trick of wins. But, before this match, the eyes of Indian fans will be on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
In the last match, a century was seen from Virat Kohli’s bat against Pakistan. Rohit Sharma can also be seen playing a big innings. But, in the race of these two star batsmen, this Indian batsman will win. A century can be seen against New Zealand. Let us tell you about that brilliant batsman…
This Indian player can prove to be a burden for New Zealand!
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are big players in big matches. But, other players cannot be underestimated. Because, the Indian squad is full of one batsman after another who can push the New Zealand team on the backfoot.
In such a situation, Shreyas Iyer can play a big role against New Zealand in the middle order. Iyer is also looking in great form. He batted brilliantly in the pressure match against Pakistan.
56 runs came off his bat. There will be high hopes of a similar innings from him against New Zealand as well. However, the Kiwi team will also not want to take Iyer lightly at all. Shreyas is a shrewd player, no one knows when he takes away the match from the hands of the opposing team. He is mature in this art. Due to which sports pundits believe that Iyer can overpower the New Zealand team.
Shreyas Iyer has scored runs against New Zealand at an average of 69.14
Shreyas Iyer has played matches against almost all the teams. But, his track record against New Zealand has been excellent. Iyer has also scored at the highest average against this team. If we look at his statistics, he has played 8 matches against New Zealand during the year 2020 to 2023. In which he has scored 484 runs in 7 innings at an average of about 70.
During this, 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries have also been seen from his bat. If we look at Iyer’s performance, then like Virat Kohli and Rohit, his hunger to score runs is clearly visible.
Has a great record in ICC events
The special thing about Shreyas Iyer is that his bat thunders not only in bilateral series but also in ICC tournaments. Therefore, sports experts believe that Iyer can prove to be better than Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the Kiwi side. His performance in the World Cup has been excellent so far.
Let us tell you that Iyer has played 11 matches in the World Cup. In which he has scored 530 runs at an excellent average of 66.26. During this, an unbeaten innings of 128 runs was also seen from his bat.
