India, Oct. 6 -- Shreyas Iyer showed the world what he could do in the shortest format if set in the middle. India's captain smashed his maiden century in the T20I format on Tuesday, helping India register an emphatic eight-wicket win in the series opener against the West Indies. Ever since he was appointed as the skipper earlier this year, there has been a lot of chatter about his position, and the scrutiny intensified after the losses against Ireland and England. However, slowly and steadily, the experienced campaigner is growing into the role, and the Lucknow T20I is perhaps the biggest sign of things to come.

After being adjudged Player of the Match, Shreyas admitted he had been thinking about scoring a century, and his dream eventua...