'Played the match I was asked to play, not thinking about England series': Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is neither losing his sleep over snub for the Afghanistan T20s nor is he overtly worried about the upcoming England Test series after a forgettable run in South AfricaIyer was not picked for the ongoing T20 series against Afghanistan and people in know of things said that his missing out had more to do with Indian toporder being stacked with righthandersSee right now Im being in the present I have finished the match which I was asked to play Ranji Trophy 202324 game against Andhra I came and I executed so I am happy with what Im doingSomething that is not in my control I cant be focusing on that Coming here and winning the match was my focus and thats what we did today Iyer told reporters after Mumbais emphatic win in the Ranji Trophy 202324Iyer after a poor series in South Africa where he seemed like a walking wicket was instructed by selectors to go and play Ranji Trophy for Mumbai as he is a part of the Test teamAlso ReadBonafide sixhitter Shivam Dube credits CSK amp MS Dhoni for his successIyer scored a runaball 48 as Andhra bowlers tried to exploit his weakness against short ballAsked about the Test series Iyer replied he isnt looking that far aheadIts important to take one match at a time not think about fivematch Test series The team is only for the first two games The motto would be to perform in the first two games and then look forward to the rest of the gamesIyer a master player of slow bowling is expecting turners against England with first Test starting on January 25What Iyer found most satisfying during 145 plus overs of fielding across two Andhra innings was his fitnessIm assuming that we would be getting turning wickets against England But other than that it was just for my match fitness to stay on the field as long as possible thats what mainly I was focusing on because especially after my injury it has been tough for me to stick on the outfield for long So this was great practice for meIyers Test career is at the crossroads and there are no guarantees if he would be able to hold on to his placeIts fun I love competition and when competition is there you face more challenges And thats what I thrive on personally So I enjoy having competition around because then you can go at each other and also against the opponents to show your talent and skillsOn the Ranji match against Andhra in which Mumbai cruised to 10wicket victory over Andhra Iyer said that he would attack irrespective of match situation just like he did on the first dayIm going to play attacking irrespective of the situation And also when you bowl negative when you bowl safe and defensive at the start you want to score runs and you need to take your team through up to a certain pointSo that was my mindset and thats why stuck with Yeah I was happy irrespective of the score he saidWith agency inputs