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‘Silenced all of them’: Sunil Gavaskar hails Shreyas Iyer after maiden T20I ton

Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has strongly defended Shreyas Iyer following a brilliant unbeaten 102 off 43 balls against the West Indies. The skipper's first-ever T20I century shut down recent criticism regarding his batting struggles since taking over leadership duties in June.

India successfully chased down the opposing total of 171 runs in just 14.4 overs to claim an eight-wicket triumph in the opening fixture of the five-match series. Iyer admitted that severe jet lag from returning after the Asian Games gold-medal win in Japan made the initial phase demanding, yet he refused to use fatigue as an excuse.

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