On a day-one pitch that behaved like a crumbling fifth-day track, Shreyas Iyer said that defence was not an option.
“On this wicket, whoever defended the ball, were nicking,” he said. “There was variable bounce and you can’t be negative. The wicket was not that great and my mindset was to come up with a positive batting display.”
For this, Shreyas routinely stepped out and played on the front foot, something his colleagues failed to do.
