Kevin Pietersen reckoned that the game plan adopted by Shreyas Iyer to tackle the short balls was completely in contrast to the approach used by Sanju Samson in the recent series against England.
Shreyas Iyer displayed a batting masterclass in the recently concluded ODI series against England. He was not originally planned to be in the starting XI, but an injury to Virat Kohli made way for him in the first ODI.
Iyer registered scores of 59, 44, and 78 in three matches and overall amassed 181 runs at an average of 60.33. The one thing that everyone noticed in the series was how well the middle-order batter tackled the short-ball threat. He was seen smashing the bouncers to the boundary and ruining the tactics of the Three Lions.
England used the same short-ball tactic to dismiss him in all the matches and he registered the scores of 26, 5, 3, 1, and 16 - in what was his worst series since taking over the opening spot.
He was conscious in getting himself a little bit more time - Kevin Pietersen
"Just cast your mind back a week. He wasn't supposed to play the first game, and he gave it away when we spoke to him at the end of the game because of how well he batted. The short ball didn't bother him at all. He played it beautifully," he said.
Sanju Samson went back in straight lines, from leg stump to leg stump, means he gets a little bit stuck - Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen further explained why Samson had an extremely poor outing against short balls in the T20I series against England. He stated:
The former England skipper added that Iyer's trigger has significantly gotten better, which allowed him to overcome his major weakness.
"Shreyas Iyer now goes back. His trigger is a lot better, gets him into line, which means anything straight, he has got way much more control. So he is not only committing himself on the off-side, he is committing himself on the leg side too. I think it's been a great ploy," he said.
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