"I want to cherish this moment"- Shreyas Iyer after his record-breaking performance against Sri Lanka

Shreyas Iyer was at the peak of his powers in the T20I series against Sri Lanka [Image- BCCI]

Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer was chuffed to bits in the post-match press conference with his astounding performance in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

The 27-year-old smashed a plethora of records over the course of three T20Is and was rightly adjudged the "Player of the Match and Series".

India swept aside a helpless Lankan unit 3-0 in Dharamshala on Sunday evening.

Speaking to the media, Iyer said that he just wants to ’cherish this moment', ’relax a bit' and not think too much beyond. He also talked about the change in approach which is required while batting in the top-3 as compared to batting in the middle-order.

He said:

‘’Firstly, I want to cherish this moment, I have achieved a really good total in this T20I series. I want to relax a bit, give myself time and not think too much beyond. I am just staying in the moment now. See if you are playing the T20I format, if you bat at top 3, that is a place from where you can pace your innings really well. If you bat down the order, you cannot give yourself time and you have to go from ball one."

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Iyer got an opportunity to bat at the No.3 spot in the absence of Virat Kohli and the Mumbai lad made the most of it.The newly-appointed Kolkata Knight Riders skipper stitched scores of 57* (28), 74* (44) and 73* (45) without getting dismissed even once.

'My mindset is to grab as many opportunities I can and I maximize it' - Shreyas Iyer

Iyer became the first Indian batsman to score in excess of 200 runs in a three-match T20I series. He also became the second Indian after Virat Kohli to smash three 50-plus scores in a row. Kohli has achieved the feat a record three times in his career so far.

Shreyas termed his act of staying unbeaten in all three innings as a "commendable performance." He also touched upon the intense competition for places in the Indian set-up, stating that his focus is solely on maximizing whatever opportunities that come his way.

‘’Coming not out in all three games is a commendable performance from my side, I am not keeping any expectations, if you see competition in our team, it is immense. I just want to enjoy each and every opportunity. I like to finish off the games and that is my mindset. I cannot talk about cementing my place, competition is so much, you need to be flexible in batting at any position," he added.

57 (28)
74* (44)
50* (29)

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There has been a lot of talk regarding his ’weakness' against the short ball but Shreyas asserted that it doesn’t bog him down.

‘’My mindset is to grab as many opportunities I can and I maximize it. I am playing like I used to, there has been no special preparation. Every player has their own strength and weakness, my mindset is to focus on my strengths. I do not get bogged down if people think short ball is my weakness." he added.

Shreyas ended up with 204 runs in three games with a staggering strike rate of 174.36 and will now look to continue his form in the Test series, starting on March 4.