IND vs NZ | Twitter reacts as emotional Shreyas Iyer kisses maiden Test cap upon receiving it from Sunil Gavaskar

11/25/2021

Shreyas Iyer became India’s 303rd Test cricketer when he received his maiden Test cap from Sunil Gavaskar moments before the start of the first India-New Zealand Test in Kanpur on Thursday, November 26. The 26-year-old, surrounded by his teammates, kissed his cap in an emotional moment.

Shreyas Iyer was handed his maiden Test cap not long before the start of first India-New Zealand Test in Kanpur on Thursday. The youngster was surrounded by his teammates and kissed his India Test cap No. 303, as he received it from former India captain and one of the game’s greats Sunil Gavaskar, who offered words of wisdom while standing next to head coach Rahul Dravid.

Iyer is the third Indian to make his Test debut in 2021, after T Natarajan, Washington Sundar (both against Australia in Brisbane), and Axar Patel (against England in Chennai) had received their maiden caps at the start of the year. The Mumbai batsman has aggregated 4,592 runs at 52.18 from 54 first-class appearances till date.

22-year-old all-rounder Rachin Ravindra is the other debutant in the match, having received New Zealand’s Test Cap No. 282. India were 42/1 at the time of writing, with Mayank Agarwal being dismissed for 13 by Kyle Jamieson, after Ajinkya Rahane opted to bat.

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🎥 A moment to cherish for as he receives his Test cap from Sunil Gavaskar - one of the best to have ever graced the game. 👏 ��
— BCCI (@BCCI)

Proud Moment

Shreyas Iyer - 303rd Player to Represent India in Tests
— Rohit Fans (@RohitFans81)

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Shreyas Iyer, makes test debut for India in 1st test at Kanpur against New Zeland & has received his test cap from India's batting prodigy Sunil Gavaskar. Having played 22 ODI's & 32 T20 matches for India one expects him to perform well & cement his place in all the 3 formats.
— Naresh Kumar (@NareshK00714549)

Expectations are immense

Ajinkya Rahane to Mayank Agarwal after early wicket in first Test Cricket at Kanpur 😔. Hopefully Gill and Pujara debutant Shreyas Iyer & Rahane will do the best🙏..
— Ashutosh Srivastava (@ashutosh_sri8)

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Congratulations 🥺🤍

Could never put in words the value of this moment♾️🤍
— SHREYAS IYER ☁️🍃 (@Shreyasdestiny)

Exciting moment indeed

I'm very happy for Shreyas Iyer that he made his Test Debut today. He's been an excellent red ball batter for Mumbai since his FC debut. Wishing you the best in Tests, !🙌
— Tanishq Sharma (@Tanishq72)

Who's ready for the Iyer era?