India cricket team stars were in for a surprise when a very special guest reunited with his boys in the dressing room following the win against Australia. Former India coach Ravi Shastri awarded the Fielder of the Match medal to Shreyas Iyer, but not before he had some inspiring words to say. The Men in Blue erupted as they saw Shastri walking down to the dressing room, addressing Rohit Sharma and co. with his booming voice.
Shastri hands fielding medal to Iyer
The contenders for the fielder medal in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia were Iyer, Jadeja, Gill and Virat Kohli. After heaping praises on the team for their collective effort on the field and the contenders individually, fielding coach T Dilip called upon Shastri to present the medal to the winner. The former coach delivered an inspiring speech to the boys before he handed the medal to Shreyas.
“Individual brilliance will take you only to a certain level. But is the collective team effort that will take you across the finishing line when champions play. Today, two champions were playing, it was a pressure game, character was shown and it was a team effort. Flashes of brilliance in the field always make a difference.. Normally it is the turning point. One more to go,” Shastri said.
Latest news
- No Devdutt Padikkal as Gautam Gambhir confirms Sai Sudharsan’s spot in IND vs AFG Test
![No Devdutt Padikkal as Gautam Gambhir confirms Sai Sudharsan's spot in IND vs AFG Test]()
- Predicted India Playing XI vs Afghanistan: Sudharsan-Padikkal battle; Kuldeep Yadav starts with Harsh Dubey?
![Predicted India Playing XI vs Afghanistan: Sudharsan-Padikkal battle; Kuldeep Yadav starts with Harsh Dubey?]()
- 16 wickets tumble at Lord’s as Ollie Robinson and Kyle Jamieson dominate opening day of 1st Test
![]()
Iyer fired a tracer bullet to get rid of Alex Carey (61) with a direct hit. The Australian batter had hit the ball towards square and wanted to keep strike after taking a single. He was caught out of the crease, thanks to a direct hit from Iyer who ran in from deep backward leg to fire a throw at the keeper’s end.
