Iyer reckons that taking part in on completely different wickets usually throws a problem which Indian batsmen want to beat.
“It’s not easy to directly come from India and play here. Wickets keep on changing in every place and this is a challenge which you need to face. You have to be mentally strong, just have to adapt to the situations,” Iyer mentioned.
The 27-year-old Iyer additionally admitted {that a} “few things didn’t go India’s way” within the match and as a staff, they should “introspect” and comeback stronger.
Iyer, who scored a 76-ball 80, mentioned 306 for 7 posted by India was a commendable complete however the guests had been blown away by the unconquered 221-run fourth wicket partnership between Tom Latham and Kane Williamson.
Latham made career-best unbeaten 145 off 104 balls whereas skipper Williamson struck an unconquered 94 off 98 deliveries as New Zealand chased down India’s 307-run goal with seven wickets in hand and 17 balls to spare.
“The situation we were in and from there to reach 307 is a commendable total. Definitely, some things didn’t go our way today but it’s a learning curve, we can introspect, comeback with new ideas in the next game,” he mentioned within the post-match press convention.
He lauded the fearless method of Latham and Williamson, which made an enormous distinction as hosts New Zealand took a 1-0 lead within the three-match ODI sequence with a cushty seven-wicket win within the high-scoring first match right here on Friday.
“Both of them (Latham and Williamson) played fantastic knocks. They knew which bowlers to target at a specific time. I believe their partnership completely changed the scenario of the game and that was a crucial phase for us to get wickets.
“If we might have gotten one wicket we might have been beneath their pores and skin and the scenario might have been utterly completely different. But kudos to them that they discovered the energy to transform these free balls into boundaries and sixes. They had been fearless of their method and I really feel that is what helped them,” Iyer added.
Chasing a required run rate of over eight, Latham hammered Shardul Thakur for 25 runs in the 40th over that included a six and four boundaries that shifted the momentum of the match.
“The means Latham took over that over (fortieth), I feel that utterly shifted the momentum in the direction of them. He wished to come back in and he wished to construct that partnerships. Since they’ve been taking part in collectively for therefore a few years so that they know their strengths and weaknesses fairly carefully,'” Iyer said.
On personal front, Iyer said that he is always in his own zone and hardly pays heed to the talk in the outside world.
“Approach is at all times optimistic. I do not wish to suppose a lot in regards to the future, no matter is in my arms I do and attempt to stay within the current. Players will come and go however consistency is what’s going to matter. Ups and downs are in everybody’s profession, there may be nothing referred to as steady. When individuals are speaking outdoors, I similar to to be in my zone and that is what helps me.
For him, the largest studying is how Latham began his innings.
“The learning from this match is that when we got a wicket we could have created more pressure. If we could have curbed Latham’s start definitely we would have been on top of them,” he added.
The second ODI will probably be performed in Hamilton on Sunday.
(With PTI Inputs)