India cricket team star Shreyas Iyer faced a situation that was very similar to what happened with Virat Kohli in 2022. The middle-order batter, who finished as the highest run-getter in Champions Trophy, went through a bad phase at the start of 2024, not only being excluded from the BCCI central contracts but also being dropped from the T20 World Cup squad. Iyer revealed how he managed to handle this tough phase.
Shreyas Iyer in 2024 = Virat Kohli in 2022
In an exclusive interview with Times of India, Iyer revealed that he only received messages from three or four people during his low phase. Shreyas’ remarks resonate exactly with what Kohli had said about Dhoni being the only person to message him after he relinquished Test captaincy in 2022.
“Whenever I am in that low phase of life, very few people message me. And they are Pravin Amre sir, Abhishek Nayar, Sagar and there are few other people who supported me a lot during that time and I will always keep them with me. They are normal when everything is fine but even nicer when I am undergoing that low period. I appreciate that kind of mentality and you will definitely grow if you have such people around you,” Iyer said.
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What Kohli had said about Dhoni
Back then, Kohli had said that while a lot of people had his number, none but Dhoni had bothered to reach out to him. He had said that suggestions if given in front of the world instead of being told to him individually held no value.
“Let me tell you one thing: when I left Test captaincy, I got a message from only one person, with whom I had played previously; that was MS Dhoni. Many people have my number. On TV, people give lots of suggestions; people have a lot to say. But none of the people who had my number sent me a message,” said Kohli.
