Iyer says he enjoyed having fun with below Rahul’s captaincy in South Africa
India batter and Kolkata Knight Riders’ contemporary captain Shreyas Iyer has lavished praise on nationwide crew-mate KL Rahul, announcing his “unruffled manner” and “instinctive” on-field choice-making capacity makes him his favourite captain.
Iyer, who played below Rahul all around the ODI collection in South Africa earlier this twelve months, used to be impressed along with his leadership abilities.
“It used to be good to play below him,” Iyer stated on Crimson Bull Cricket Room on Clubhouse. “First and main, he is participant. The arrogance he carries on the sector and in the crew conferences, the abet that he gives to the players, is extensive.
“He’s got a in actuality unruffled manner and his on-field choice-making is intensely instinctive. I in actuality enjoyed having fun with below him.”
Iyer had bowled three overs for 21 runs after Rahul had handed him the opportunity to roll his arm in the third ODI in South Africa.
“Additionally, he gave me three overs of bowling, which no longer one of the crucial captains beforehand had performed. So yeah, he’s my favourite captain,” Iyer quipped.
Rahul, who led Punjab Kings in 2020 and 2021, will now captain Lucknow Supergiants in IPL 2022, which begins on March 26.
