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Shreyas Iyer enters history books, becomes first captain to do this

During a rain-affected Twenty20 international match shortened to five overs each, Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer made history by deciding to take the crease first against Japan, marking the initial men's T20 encounter between the two nations as part of the Sport 75 commemorative events. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma walked out to open the batting order for the squad during the landmark fixture.