Shreyas Iyer on Priyansh Arya’s destructive century vs CSK
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer heaped praise on young batter Priyansh Arya, who, despite playing in his debut Indian Premier League season, put the Chennai Super Kings bowlers to the sword, smashing 103 runs off 42 balls with seven fours and nine sixes. Bought Punjab for Rs 3.8 crore in the IPL auction, Arya’s 39-ball century is now the fifth fastest century in the hory of the league.
What made the assault on CSK bowling even more commendable was that the youngster never changed gears even as the wickets fell at the other end.
“The way Priyansh played was scintillating to watch. It was an out-of-the-world type of innings. When I spoke with him in the last game (when he was dismissed on the first ball Jofra Archer), he was a bit timid in his decision-making when he faced Jofra Afrcher. Today, he backed his instincts. He was free flowing, and that’s the mindset I want everyone to have in this team. Basically, it was one of the top knocks I have seen in the IPL,” Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer said at the post-match presentation ceremony on Tuesday.
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Priyansh Arya of Punjab Kings bats against Chennai Super Kings at Mullanpur. (Express Photo Kamleshwar Singh)
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Arya’s teammate Shashank Singh, who also piled on a half century, revealed what he had told the youngster.
“When I went to bat, I had a word with Priyansh and I told him to continue to play positively. He was playing cricketing shots. I have known him for the last few months, and he was batting the same way he bats at the nets. I told him to express himself. My job was to rotate strike and take singles. I needed to stay till the end, and god’s grace, we were able to do that and post a challenging total,” Shashank said.
