Shreyas Iyer, India’s middle-order batsman, had a brilliant start to his Test career with a century on debut against New Zealand. Wasim Jaffer, a former cricketer, made his social media followers laugh with his reaction to the debutant’s century.
Several Mumbai hitters, including Shreyas Iyer, have scored hundreds in their test debuts, according to Jaffer’s Twitter account. However, Jaffer, who is also from Mumbai, lamenting the fact that he had missed out on the ritual.
Mumbai’s Pravin Amre, Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, and Shreyas Iyer all started their Test careers with centuries. In his first season, Wasim Jaffer, on the other hand, had to deal with two setbacks.
In February 2000, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the opener made his debut appearance in Test cricket. The match against South Africa, the right-hander only managed to score 10 runs.
Prithvi Shaw
It’s worth noting that Iyer became the 16th Indian batsman to achieve a century on debut in a Test match. Prithvi Shaw, who is also the youngest Indian to score a century in a Test match, was the last member of Team India to attain this momentous milestone.
The 26-year-old give a chance to prove his worth in the lengthier format. After a streak of limited-overs matches for India. To help his team stay on track, the talented teenager batted brilliantly against a potent Kiwi bowling attack.
The player reached the three-figure mark in the first session of Day 2 of the Kanpur Test. He kept the scoreboard ticking and put pressure on the opposition with his counter-attacking strategy.
Before getting removed by Tim Southee. He delivered 105 important runs from 171 balls. For his brave knock in the match, Iyer has gotten praise from all corners.
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