Shreyas Iyer: Lancashire sign India batsman for One-Day Cup

Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 67 from 48 balls in India's first T20 match of their 2021 series with England

Lancashire have signed India top-order batsman Shreyas Iyer for the group stages of the One-Day Cup.

Iyer, 26, captained Delhi Capitals to the 2020 Indian Premier League final and was the tournament's fourth highest scoring batsman with 519 runs.

He played in all five games of India's Twenty20 series with England in March, top-scoring with 67 in the first match.

Iyer averages just under 45 in one-day internationals, with a century and eight fifties since his debut in 2017.

"Shreyas is one of the shining lights of a new generation of Indian batsmen and a leader," said Lancashire's director of cricket Paul Allott.

"With the expectation that we will be fielding a younger side in this year's Cup due to The Hundred, it was important that we brought in a top-order batsman with experience at the highest level to enhance our prospects in the tournament."

Lancashire's One-Day Cup campaign begins on 23 July, when they are due to start at home to Sussex.