Shreyas: Love batting at No 3 but ready to bat wherever team needs me

Shreyas Iyer the new captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday said that he loves to bat at No 3 but is flexible and happy to bat wherever his team needs him in the upcoming season of the IPL 2022The 27year old Iyer was bought by KKR for Rs 1225 cr in the IPL Mega Auction and was eventually named to lead the side He himself plays at No 5 for India and although he would love to bat at his preferred position of No 3 But with Nitish Rana in the mix Shreyas may have to push himself further in the lineup which he is open to doPersonally I love to bat at No3 and feel its the place for me since Ive been batting at that position for a very long time Otherwise Im flexible and happy to bat wherever my team needs me Im comfortable with that and come what may Im ready to explore said Shreyas to kkrinShreyas also urged his players to be flexible and take up responsibilities according to the situationsYou cant basically portray yourself as an anchor It can differ On a given day I can be the power hitter and on another play an anchor role The roles can change according to situations You cant rely on one particular player to anchor the innings If its your day you need to go all out and see to it that you win for the team Basically the responsibility has to be taken by all the players in the team he saidThe stylish batter who last represented Delhi Capitals in the IPL also mentioned that his batting style matches KKRs aggressive and fearless brand of cricketFrom outside when Ive played against KKR theyve been aggressive and fearless as a team Right from ball one they like to throw the punch and put you on the back foot You need to have that mindset and I as a batsman too have that same mindset he saidWhen I lead as a captain I want the same kind of intensity in my players as well I want us to go out there express ourselves as much as possible not have many regrets when we get out there and whatever you do you do it for the team and put yourself second Thats the mindset I like to focus on as a captain he addedThe two champions KKR had an attacking opening pair last year with Shubman Gill having partnered with Venkatesh Iyer It was a move that paid dividends with Venkatesh notching 370 runs in 10 matches at 4111 However with Alex Hales pulling out this year Venkatesh is likely to retain his spot at the top despite his role being very different for India where he bats in the lowermiddle orderHis batting position we havent decided on yet I need to get out of quarantine and have a chat with coaches and the management regarding that But apart from that when I had these chats with Venky while playing for India hes very flexible in whatever position we put him to play and obviously hes done great for KKR in the opening slot so that will be at the back of the mind said ShreyasHes a team man Ive seen that on the field Whenever Ive asked him about how well do as a team hes always positive and talks about winning Hes ready to go out there and show that relentlessness throughout he addedKKR will take on Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2022 opener on March 26 at the Wankhede stadium in MumbaiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever