Shreyas Iyer becomes 7th Indian to win man of the match award on Test debut in Kanpur

Shreyas Iyer became the seventh Indian player to get the Man of the Match award on his Test debut after the drawn game against New Zealand in Kanpur on Monday.

Shreyas Iyer on Monday added yet another feather to his Test cap as he became the seventh Indian player to win the Player of the Match award on debut in red-ball cricket. Iyer scored 105 and 65 runs to become the first Indian to hit a hundred and a fifty on Test debut as India and New Zealand played out a thrilling draw in Kanpur.

Iyer also became the 16th Indian to score a century in his debut Test and the sixth from the country to achieve the feat since 2000.