The 51st match of IPL 2024 will be played today on May 3 between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. Before this IPL match, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) assistant coach Abhishek Nair has said something special about Shreyas Iyer.

Shreyas Iyer’s last few years have been very ups and downs.

* Shreyas Iyer was out of the IPL last year due to a back injury.

* He then made a comeback in Asia Cup 2023 but due to back problem, he was able to play very limited games.

* Iyer fought against the pain and scored 530 runs at an average of 66.25 and strike rate of 113.25 in 11 matches in the ODI World Cup 2023.

* But in the year 2024, he was dropped from the Test team after playing 2 Test matches against England. Shreyas Iyer scored 31, 6, 0 and 4 runs in the 2 test matches played against England.

* The biggest shock he got was when BCCI advised him to play Ranji Trophy and he showed arbitrariness. As a result, he was dropped from the central contract.

* After that another bad thing came for him that he was not selected in the team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.

Despite such a bad time, Iyer has been able to maintain a positive mindset and is focusing on performing well to bounce back.

Talking about this phase of Shreyas, coach Abhishek Nair said-

“He is one of those people who is mentally very strong. He doesn’t have the habit of complaining about anything. Some things are not under his control but fitness is something which is within Iyer’s control. Our medical staff has worked very hard on Iyer. Despite being rejected from the team, Iyer’s thinking is very positive and his focus is on making a comeback.