India, June 2 -- Of the eleven batters to have scored over 500 runs in the season, only Nicolas Pooran has batted with a superior strike rate to Shreyas Iyer's 175.80. He may only be sixth on the Orange Cap leaders' board, but does Iyer even care? Should he?

The Punjab Kings captain made his disregard for individual glory known in the opening match of the season when he settled for a 97* and watched Shashank Singh strike some lusty blows in the final over to lift the team total. It would become a headline act only because many would have put individual landmarks ahead of the team.

Putting the team first is a prerequisite in T20 cricket and Iyer's unselfish act would set an early marker on what he thought it would take to have a winning ...