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Gaurav Gupta | TNN

Shreyas Iyer goes from doubt to dominance

Picked only after Kohli was unable to play, the middle-order batter has reignited another selection debate with his blistering innings against England

MUMBAI: Soon after his blazing 36-ball 59 helped India coast to a four-wicket win over England in the opening ODI in Nagpur, Shreyas Iyer threw in the shocking revelation that he wasn't even in the team's starting XI for the match. In fact, he was busy watching a movie the night before the game, until the extent of Virat Kohli's knee injury became clear and forced the Mumbai cricketer's last-minute inclusion.

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