Ahmedabad, Feb. 12 -- Following the series win against England, Indian batter Shreyas Iyer, who had a fine series with two half-centuries, expressed how time away from international cricket helped him work on his technique in domestic cricket and his unfulfilled desire to have scored a century in the series.

Iyer had a memorable series against England, which marked his return to the national set-up after months of domestic cricket grind for Mumbai, which saw him capture silverware as captain as well. During this series, Iyer's game against fast bowlers showed immense improvement, as he was able to dispatch short-pitched deliveries, a notable weakness of his, for boundaries, utilising hook and pull shots well. He emerged as second-highest...