IPL 2022: A great cricket brain - Tim Southee on Shreyas Iyer

Kolkata Knight Riders have won three out of their six IPL15 games and experienced Kiwi pacer Tim Southee has played his part in their satisfactory show Southee 33 who has claimed five wickets in two games advocates an aggressive mindset while defending low totals He also praised new captain Shreyas Iyerrsquos captaincy skills Edited excerpts from the interviewOn the mindset while trying to defend a low totalObviously you want to have as many runs as you can on the board When you have to defend a low total itrsquos important you stay aggressive and look to take wickets Itrsquos the best way to slow a side down or restrict them In our game against Royal Challengers Bangalore we came close lost by three wickets with four balls to spare while defending 128 Southee took 320 because we were able to keep taking wicketsShreyas IyerOn Shreyas Iyerrsquos captaincy at KKRShreyas has done a great job Hersquos still a young cricketer but hersquos got a great cricketing brain trusts the guys and backs them 100 per cent As a bowler yoursquove got the confidence knowing that the captain supports you and is backing you 100 per cent Hersquos been brilliant I have only played a couple of games but hersquos been tremendous in the success that wersquove had so farOn bowling to and dismissing hardhitters like Faf du Plessis Shikhar Dhawan and Shahrukh KhanYou want to test yourself against the best and there are so many great players in the IPL You are constantly challenged and constantly coming up against quality batsmen So I think thatrsquos what makes it such a great competition And as a bowler you need to be on top of your game for every delivery Itrsquos a great challenge and one that I really enjoy being a part ofOn playing the shortest format and its effect on performance in the other two formats of the gameIt T20 cricket has a positive impact on a lot of things As a player who wants to play multiple formats you have to be able to adjust You look at some of the guys who have had success with the new ballhellipthey donrsquot change too much Umesh Yadav hasnrsquot changed too much in what he does in other formats Josh Hazlewood is the same and does similar things to what he does in Test and ODI cricket I think itrsquos great for bowlers to be able to show their skills and be able to adapt to all three formats You look at the best bowlers around the world and they are able to do it across multiple formatsOn whether the price tag plays on a cricketerrsquos mind during the IPLI think the focus is just on whatrsquos in front of you Obviously therersquos a lot of talk around auction time but I think once the tournament starts everyonersquos focus is on what they are trying to do and what they are trying to achieve throughout the tournament and that is to try and win as many games as they can for their franchise