Shreyas Iyer is weak against the short ball, which Matthew Potts executed in the second innings of the ongoing fifth Test. As a result, the right-handed batter was dismissed for 19 runs, registering another failure in red-ball cricket.
His dismissal was planned by former Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum, who is now a part of England’s Test team. He instructed the bowlers to target the Indian player with short-pitch stuff when Iyer arrived at the crease.
Iyer had fallen into a similar trap by the rival franchises in the Indian Premier League 2022. Meanwhile, in 5 Test matches, he has amassed 422 runs at an average of 46.89.