"Would Prefer Batting At...": Shreyas Iyer Reveals His Ideal Batting Position After 'Player Of The Series' Performance

Shreyas Iyer relishes finishing off games, but, on the back of his excellent run in the T20Is against Sri Lanka, he has expressed his desire to bat at No.3, the place which is normally reserved for Virat Kohli. Shreyas, who got a chance in the side after Kohli was given a bio-bubble rest following the second T20I against the West Indies, cracked three fifties against Sri Lanka to ensure a 3-0 sweep for the hosts.

"I'm not keeping any expectations from myself nor from the team coaches because if you see the competition in our team, it's immense.

"Every individual is capable of winning you games. Personally I want to enjoy each and every moment and opportunity, which I've been provided with.

"I like to finish off the games and that's like my mindset whenever I go onto the pitch," he said.

Given a choice however, Shreyas added that he would prefer batting at No 3.

"Obviously in this format, top-three is the only place where you can pace your innings pretty well. Otherwise if you bat down the order you can't give yourself time you need to start going from ball one.

"So yeah, if I had to say the best number to bat for me personally, it's obviously No. 3," he said.

Not thinking about my place in the team

He is not loosing sleep over keeping his place in what is shaping up to be a formidable middle-order, instead preferring to "cherish" his good form in the run-up to the T20 World Cup.

The man, who has just won the Player-of-the-Series Award following the whitewash of Sri Lanka in the T20I rubber, is aware of the cut-throat competition in the team.

"Personally, I want to cherish this moment, I've achieved really good totals in the series," Shreyas, who scored 204 runs at a strike rate of 174, said at the post-match media