Team India batsman Shreyas Iyer played a key role in the side`s win over England in the first ODI. Facing 36 deliveries, Iyer played a knock of 59 runs. Surprisingly, Shreyas Iyer opened up that initially,

Shreyas Iyer, who scored a half-century in 1st ODI against England, revealed that he wasn't originally supposed to play the match.

Shreyas Iyer wasn’t a part of Indian cricket team’s playing XI for the first ODI against England at Nagpur, but every thing changed after he got a call from skipper Rohit Sharma. As Virat Kohli suffered knee issues,

Shreyas Iyer, who delivered a game-changing 59(36), was meant to sit out in the opening ODI against England. However, it all changed when he got the late-night selection call from skipper Rohit Sharma.

While watching a movie and contemplating "extending his night," a call from India captain Rohit Sharma alerted him about replacing Virat Kohli in the first ODI against England and Shreyas Iyer channeled all his recent domestic circuit experience to score his 19th ODI fifty,

Kohli missed out due to injury but ODI regulars played their roles as hosts record a four-wicket win over England in Nagpur.

India's middle order batter Shreyas Iyer had to cut short a movie night and turn in earlier than planned on Wednesday but a match-defining half-century against England the next day made it all worthwhile.

India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has revealed a "funny story" regarding his selection in the playing XI for the the first ODI against England in Nagpur, which India won by four wickets and 68 balls remaing to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Shreyas Iyer smashed a counter-attacking 36-ball 59 to spark India's come back after a horror start in the powerplay.