Open To Batting Anywhere For India Depending On The Situation Despite Playing Well At No.4: Shreyas Iyer

"When you are playing for India, you need to be very much flexible at any position or whatever the team requires. I feel I can bat in any position depending on the situation," Iyer said during an Instagram chat

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India's elegant right handed batsman Shreyas Iyer has played some scintillating knocks at the Number 4 slot towards the end of the last season to stake his claim as one of the permanent solutions in the unsettled batting position, which has been an Achilles heel in the Indian team's armory. While Shreyas with a calm and cool composure has shown his penchant to play both the sheet anchor and accelerator's role at the No.4 slot, the Karnataka lad is open to batting anywhere in the order for team India and believes one should be flexible in doing so. "When you are playing for India, you need to be very much flexible at any position or whatever the team requires. I feel I can bat in any position depending on the situation," Iyer said during an Instagram chat hosted by his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals (DC). Iyer expressed his happiness and satisfaction over having made an impact with the bat at the No.4 position, which for long was devoid of consistent performances. India did not have a settled No.4 batsman for a long time with the likes of Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant not able to seal the deal. At the 2019 World Cup also, India failed to find a fix and eventually bowed out in the semifinal stage to New Zealand. "If you have been playing for India at that position for a year now that means you have sealed it. There should be no more questions asked about it," Iyer said. "When the debate was going on about No 4, performing at No 4 and completely sealing the position was really satisfying." Iyer also spoke about Delhi Capitals' stellar run last season which saw them reaching the playoffs in 2019 after a gap of seven years. "We had the sense of belief in ourselves and the team. Our aim was to make the play-offs. "We had this one goal in our mind -- to give our 100 per cent. Results didn't really matter. "Once we knew we did our preparation, we should not get bogged down and regret. We trained really hard and that stood out pretty well. "We did and proved that we're capable of winning the IPL. We hope the fans give the same energy this year. We don't know what will happen or will it be held closed-door... Hopefully we will win the trophy this year," said the DC captain.