October 29th 2023.
India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer was under the spotlight during the ICC World Cup 2023 Match 29 against England in Lucknow. Iyer failed to make the most of his chance to prove his worth at No.4, as he got out for 4 off 16 balls and left India in a spot of bother at 40 for 3 in 11.5 overs.
This latest flop-show caused a stir amongst cricket fans and led to various memes and trolls on social media. Netizens were quick to criticize the right-handed batter for his inability to play the short ball.
Iyer had been in decent form in this tournament with scores of 0, 25*, 53*, 19 and 33 before this match. He was expected to contribute more to the innings, especially at a time when his team needed him to stitch a partnership with captain Rohit Sharma after the early wickets of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli.
India are looking for their sixth win in succession in this tournament after registering convincing victories over Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. England meanwhile, are likely to exit the tournament before the semi-finals due to their weak points table position.
The defending champions will have to win their remaining four games and hope for some other results to go their way to have an outside chance of qualifying for the semis. Virat Kohli's 9-ball duck in this match also added to the disappointment of the Lucknow crowd, as it was the first time in 24 innings that the 'King' had failed to make an impact.
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