South Africa vs India 2018: 5 players who need to prove themselves on the ODI leg

#3) Shreyas Iyer

Iyer would want his good run to continue

Shreyas Iyer is a talent who was spotted at a very young age. He has the ability to play both the waiting game as well as the aggressive game. He has scored a huge amount of runs in Ranji trophy and has been extremely consistent for the Mumbai team, and it is this consistency that had earned him an Indian call-up.

The Mumbai lad made his debut in the Indian team against Sri Lanka in Dharamsala in 2017. He didn't have a great first match, as he was bowled for just 9 on a swinging wicket. He then scored his first half-century in international cricket in the 2nd match of the series scoring 88 of just 70 balls to take his side to victory. He finished off the series with another fifty.

Iyer's performance in the Sri Lanka series has earned him a spot for the South Africa series and he has to score in this series to prove that he is not a one series wonder. A good performance overseas would also give his captain the confidence that he can play anywhere.

He was asked to play at the number 3 slot in the Sri Lanka series as India was playing without Virat Kohli. In South Africa, he would be batting at the number 4 slot and it would be interesting to see as to how he adapts to that position.