India's middle order batter Shreyas Iyer had to cut short a movie night and turn in earlier than planned on Wednesday but a match-defining half-century against England the next day made it all worthwhile.

Shreyas Iyer wasn’t a part of Indian cricket team’s playing XI for the first ODI against England at Nagpur, but every thing changed after he got a call from skipper Rohit Sharma. As Virat Kohli suffered knee issues,

Iyers belligerent 59 off 36 balls set up Indias comfortable chase of 249 in the one-day series opener, which the hosts completed inside 39 overs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.