India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer is making the most of his downtime ahead of the upcoming cricket season. As the Indian and Punjab Kings batter was recently spotted enjoying a relaxed yet fitness-focused session. He was seen alongside his close friend and cricketer Aman Khan. The social media posts were shared by both Aman Khan and Shreyas Iyer on their respective social media accounts. The post showed Iyer and Khan spending time by the pool before heading to the gym, where the two were seen working out together. Iyer appeared shirtless in the pictures. This quickly caught fans' attention as he showed off his athletic physique during the session.
The outing also highlighted the long-standing friendship between the two Mumbai cricketers. Aman has played alongside Iyer at different stages of his career and was previously part of the Kolkata Knight Riders. The same setup when Iyer captained the franchise. The official IPL profile notes that the two grew up playing cricket in Mumbai, adding another layer to their close association. The current Indian T20I skipper enjoyed a series win against Zimbabwe where they clean swept the victory from the host. Earlier after being appointed the captain, the former KKR skipper suffered series losses against England and Ireland which led to widespread criticism from fans and cricket pundits alike.
“Thank you VVS sir for motivating us”: Shreyas Iyer credits VVS Laxman for India’s clean sweep against Zimbabwe
Shreyas Iyer credited stand-in head coach VVS Laxman for inspiring India during their dominant 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe. India sealed the series with a 35-run victory in the third T20I at Harare, completing a clean sweep despite fielding a relatively new-look squad. The triumph was particularly significant for Iyer, who registered his first bilateral T20I series victory.
Speaking in a dressing-room video released by the BCCI, Iyer praised Laxman’s guidance throughout the tour. "Thank you VVS sir for motivating us and inspiring us. Each and every day when we stepped onto the field, I think everything that you mentioned was apt and we could relate to it. So, thank you so much," he said. He also added that Laxman’s messages before matches were relevant to the players and helped them approach the games positively. He also described India’s performance as flawless, while acknowledging the catches the team had dropped. Iyer further thanked the entire support staff for their contribution to the series win.
Laxman, meanwhile, praised Iyer for bouncing back from a difficult start. "I would like to specially congratulate Shreyas because he had a rough start to his captaincy career but the way he came back, right from the first day when he joined us one day before the first game, he was very optimistic," Laxman said, referring to the 0-4 loss to England earlier this month, which was Iyer's first as India's T20 captain.
