Published: Mar 25, 2020, 07:46 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 25, 2020, 07:46 PM (IST)
Utilizing his free time to interact with his fans, India’s middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer indulged in a Q&A session on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The global widespread of Coronavirus pandemic has not only affected the lives of billions of individuals across the globe but has also brought a major halt to almost every event or occurence. The pandemic has also taken a toll on all major sporting events across the globe.
After PM Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days starting March 24 midnight, several spoertspersons are finding different ways to keep themselves engaged during the self-isolation and quarantine period. Iyer, who was earlier seen spending his time by trying some magic tricks and playing with his dog, on Wednesday, answered some of his fans querries in #AskShreyas session.
During the interaction, te 25-year-old right-hander answered a plethora of questions and expressed his views about the legends of the game ranging from Sachin Tendulkar to Ricky Ponting and also spoke about the modern day masters Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma.
When a fan asked Shreyas about his childhood hero, he didn’t pick up a solitary name but mentioned five cricketers whom he considers his role models. Iyer chose Tendulkar, Kevin Pietersen, AB de Villiers, Rohit and Kohli as his role models.
The Mumbai-born batter was also asked to describe current India captain Kohli and former India skipper MS Dhoni.
When asked about his favourite India fast bowler, Iyer wasted no time and mentioned the name of former great Zaheer Khan. He also spoke about his favourite IPL knock.
Cool, calm, consistent and a true leader. https://t.co/Pcde0Di7wI
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
.@ImRo45 is a very good personality to be around. He s very motivating, caring towards his teammates. https://t.co/mR6YanrxYI
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
My role models are @sachin_rt, @KP24, @ABdeVilliers17, @ImRo45, @imVkohli https://t.co/hsPFcmUqdg
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
.@JemiRodrigues – she s fearless in her approach and believes in her abilities 🙌 https://t.co/n7bdml8iy9
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
Whatever I say about him will be very less but to be honest, I started playing cricket by watching him play. He was a big motivation for me to pursue cricket. https://t.co/Sn7xhOvqLK
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
.@rogerfederer https://t.co/tlytmeFITY
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
Relentless https://t.co/3F1WNQs2tf
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
Iyer rated his 93-run knock against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as his memorable innings as he was also leading the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) during that period.
Recently during the self-isolation period, several other India cricketers including the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and KL Rahul have also escalated their social media activities.
All time favourite Indian bowler would be … @ImZaheer https://t.co/03UUEaFQIS
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
Ronaldo https://t.co/mbU2UMVvxY
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
Biryani. Home cooked Mutton Biryani https://t.co/Yl0aj0aYwR
Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) March 25, 2020
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Fans also did not miss this chance and quizzed the India batsman about his favourite meal or favourite footballer.
India is under a complete 21-day lockdown, started midnight Tuesday amid the spread of deadly COVID-19. The deadly virus has infected more than 580 people and has led to 10 deaths.
