Shreyas Iyer finally ended his wait for a win as India’s T20I captain after guiding the side to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the opening match of the three-match series in Harare on Thursday. The result marked Shreyas’ first win since taking over the captaincy from Suryakumar Yadav earlier this year. India endured a tough run under his leadership, starting with a shock 2-0 series loss to Ireland before suffering a 4-0 drubbing against England in the five-match T20I series. Former India opener Sadagopan Ramesh said the celebrations after Zimbabwe’s victory were understandable given the team’s recent struggles, insisting the win came as a huge relief for the captain. “Many have said that India should not be too excited just for a win against Zimbabwe. However, if you are hungry for a win for so long in T20Is, even the leftover food will taste like a wedding dinner. Shreyas Iyer will be relieved, considering India’s fall under his captaincy. He would have reached a point where a win against anyone would be enough for him,” Ramesh uploaded. in a video. Ramesh also reserved praise for VVS Laxman, who served as India’s interim head coach for the Zimbabwe tour. He credited the former India batsman for consistently delivering positive results whenever he was in charge of the national side. “VVS Laxman also deserves high praise. India performed well whenever he was the head coach. Under him, India always seemed to whitewash the opponents, even at a time when other teams always whitewashed India otherwise. It reached a point where India just needed a win of any kind and hence their happiness after defeating even Zimbabwe,” he added. India’s win was further highlighted by a historic knock from teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The 15-year-old started his way to a maiden international half-century in just 18 balls, becoming the youngest player to score a fifty in men’s international cricket. Sooryavanshi reached the milestone at the age of 15 years and 118 days, surpassing the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar. The batting great was 16 years and 213 days old when he registered his maiden international fifty against Pakistan in a Test in Faisalabad in 1989.