New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Shreyas Iyer dropped a massive hint on India's plans for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 with his might night story following the Men in Blue's comfortable win over England in the first ODI in Nagpur on Thursday. Batting at no.4, Shreyas Iyer scored a 36-ball 59 to counterattack against the English bowlers who had the upper hand in the powerplay.

One of the mainstays of the Indian batting order at No.4 in the last two-three years, Shreyas Iyer revealed that he wasn't going to play in the first play. It was after Virat Kohli got injured that captain Rohit Sharma called the new Punjab Kings captain to be match ready.

"I wasn't supposed to play the first game. As we all know, Virat unfortunately got injured and then I go...