Former England player Kevin Pietersen lauds the revamped Shreyas Iyer, who flexed his hard-hitting skills on February 6, at Nagpur in the first ODI of the three-match series. Shreyas Iyer, who was blamed for his vulnerability against short balls, eased a hook shot against Jofra Archer early in his innings. However, not just his shots improvisation, but the package Shreyas Iyer has caught the eyes of the critics. Despite Shubman Gill's short-of-a-century innings, it was Iyer who caught the limelight with his career's second-fastest half-century in the One Day Internationals. Not only that, the spin-based batter had a significantly higher strike rate while facing pace. After the match, Kevin Pieterson came out praising Iyer's fiery knock, saying, "He batted beautifully; he really did. Jofra Archer came out with the short ball, and very fast, and it was as if batting was so easy for Shreyas Iyer this evening. The faster it came, the quicker it went. What was pretty cool about his batting was that he found the gaps." Pieterson further lambasted England's performance with both bat and ball. He added, "England neither applied themselves with the bat, nor did they target the stumps enough with the ball. In India, if you do not target the stumps with the ball, how will you take wickets?" Read also: 'Watch: Shreyas Iyer Takes on Archer with Two Huge Sixes Iyer's new technique spotted by Parthiv Patel Former Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel pointed out that Shreyas Iyer was courageous enough to play in the line, and has brilliantly used the pace of the ball. Speaking about the change, Parthiv said, "It looked like Shreyas Iyer had a plan in his mind. The bowlers were bowling 140+, and he managed to use their pace. Yes, he was hanging back, but his weight was always on the front foot, that's how he played square of the wicket so well. I thought that the clarity of mind was there against very fast bowling. Shreyas got inside the line to the short ball, whereas earlier he used to open up and target point, that was the slight technical change that he made." However, despite the 59-run match-setting knock from Shreyas Iyer, it is worrisome to hear that Iyer was not in the initial plan for the match. A late-night call from the team let him in even after a successful 2023 ODI World Cup run and the domestic trophy performance. With Virat Kohli coming in the second match, all eyes will be on Iyer to see if he will really be sidelined or if India will continue experiments with debutant Yashasvi Jaiwal on top.