Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer, one of the most exciting prospects in the circuit, the swashbuckling right-handed middle-order batsman is being touted as India’s answer to the number 4 batting position conundrum.

Shreyas Iyer is one of the biggest power hitters in the circuit currently. His playing style has routinely drawn comparisons to Virender Sehwag by cricket enthusiasts. Iyer plays for the senior Indian team in the ODI and T20 format and represents Delhi Capitals in the IPL. At the Domestic front, Iyer has come up through the ranks, playing for the Mumbai team and routinely mustering match-winning performances.

Shreyas Iyer: Along the Years

Shreyas Iyer Records

1. Shreyas Iyer was the top run-scorer of the 2015-16 Ranji season where he amassed a whopping 1321 runs at an incredible average of 73.38
2. Most runs in a single over for India in ODI- 31 runs against WI, 18 December 2019
3. Youngest Captain of the Delhi Capitals side

Shreyas Iyer Awards

1. · IPL 2015 Emerging Player Award

Shreyas Iyer Career

Shreyas Iyer Domestic Career

Being brought up in the playing grounds of Mumbai—India’s factory for churning International Cricketers, Shreyas Iyer quickly caught the eye of coach Pravin Amre at the tender age of 12 at the iconic Shivaji Park Gymkhana and thus began his steady accession to the top.

After decimating College bowling attacks according to a short film directed by Cricket Writer Aayush Puthran where the latter captured Iyer’s exploits.

Through his consistent performances the Mumbai born lad found a spot in the Under-19 World Cup of 2014. However, the lackluster performance in the premier youth tournament did not bring any accolade to the Mumbai born batsman. To make amends, Iyer went to play for Trent Bridge cricket team in England. In the swinging, bouncy English conditions, Iyer showed his full class and stole the limelight by scoring 297 runs in just 3 innings with a near-impossible average of 99.

Buoyed by the success in England, Iyer was quickly drafted in the Mumbai squad in November 2014 for the Vijay Hazare Trophy and thus Iyer made his List-A debut. The rich vein of form he had shown in England continued in the domestic circuit too as Iyer smashed 273 runs in the tournament at an impressive average of 54.60.

Shreyas Iyer made his first-class cricket debut in December 2014 during the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy. He scored a total of 809 runs in his debut Ranji season at an average of 50.56 including two centuries and six fifties. He was the 7th highest scorer of 2014–15 Ranji Trophy.

A year later, Shreyas Iyer was the top run-scorer of the 2015-16 Ranji season where he amassed a whopping 1321 runs at an incredible average of 73.38

So far he has represented the Mumbai cricket team in 54 First-class matches and scored 4592 runs at an average of 52.18 and scalped 4 wickets.

Shreyas Iyer Test Career

Shreyas made his Test debut versus New Zealand at Green Park on November 25. He scored 105 and 65 in that game, and thus, became the first Indian player to score a century and half-century on Test debut.

Shreyas scored 92 and 67 in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru as India sealed the two-match series with a 2-0 margin. He could add scores of 15 and 19 in the rescheduled fifth Test against England in July 2022.

Shreyas Iyer IPL Career

Due to his amazing performance in domestic cricket, he was signed by Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League 2015 at a whopping price of 2.6 Crores from a base price of 10 Lakhs

After becoming the highest-earning uncapped player in the tournament, Iyer managed to score 439 runs in 14 matches with a strike rate of 128.36 and an average of 33.76, making him the 9th most consistent player and Emerging Player of IPL season 8.

But soon came the slump in form as Iyer only managed 30 runs in the 2016 season of IPL and he had to make adjustments in his game for the new season. The Mumbai lad got his groove back in the 2017 season and managed to score 336 runs with the highest score of 96 that he still hasn’t broken.

During the 2019 IPL, Shreyas Iyer led from the front after being made the captain and scored 463 runs at a decent average of 30.86.

Iyer scored 519 runs in 17 innings in the IPL 2020 as Delhi Capitals reached their first final in the history of the cash-rich league. The Delhi Capitals captain was the second most run-getter of his team and overall fourth in the franchise.

During a match against KKR in Sharjah, Iyer belted 88 runs in 38 balls to leave the Capitals in a commanding position with a mammoth total of 228/4. Iyer started his innings slowly, scoring 16 runs in the first 10 balls he faced, but switched gears to hammer 72 in next 22 balls.

Iyer suffered a shoulder injury during an ODI match against England in Pune in March 2022. He was ruled out of the IPL 2021 and Rishabh Pant was handed the captaincy reins of the Capitals. However, he returned in the second leg in UAE after the tournament was postponed. He made 175 runs in eight innings at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 102.33.

In the 2022 IPL mega auction, Iyer was the third-highest expensive pick by Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping sum of INR 12.25 crore. He was named as captain of the team for IPL 2022 and aggregated 401 runs in that season at a strike rate of 134.56.

Shreyas Iyer International Career

Shreyas Iyer ODI Career

Owing to his IPL exploits, Shreyas Iyer continued to knock around the door of the senior team and he got his chance when he was selected for India’s ODI squad against Sri Lanka in December 2017. Although Iyer got out on the measly score of 9 in the first match, he had finally broken the glass ceiling.

On 18 December 2019, in the second ODI against the West Indies, Iyer scored 31 runs in one over, the most scored by a batsman for India in a single over in ODIs

Iyer hit his first century against New Zealand in New Zealand on 5 February 2020. He scored 103 off 107 balls and guided India to a massive total of 347.

Iyer followed up his maiden ODI ton with scores of 52 & 62 in Auckland and Mount Maunganui. Iyer amassed 217 runs from three ODIs at an average of 72.33 and finished as the highest run-getter among both teams.

With his 62 off 63 balls in the final ODI against New Zealand, Iyer made nine 50-plus scores in 16 innings at that point. He surpassed former Australian great Ian Chappell's tally of eight fifties in 16 innings.

Iyer was part of India's squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia in November 2020. He managed just 59 runs in three outings at 19.66. In the South Africa ODIs in January 2022, Iyer recorded 54 runs in three games at 18.

Iyer's defiant 80 helped India post a competitive score of 265 against the West Indies in the first ODI in Ahmedabad in February 2022. The Men in Blue eventually won by 96 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

Iyer's brilliant run with the bat continued when India visited the Caribbean in July 2022. He registered scores of 54, 63 & 44 in three ODIs as they blanked West Indies 3-0 in the series.

On October 9 2022, Iyer scored his second ODI century against South Africa during the Ranchi One-Day International. His unbeaten 113, studded with 15 boundaries, propelled India in a 279-run chase with 25 balls to spare.

Shreyas Iyer T20I Career

Iyer made his T20 International debut against New Zealand on November 1, 2017, however, he didn't bat in his first game. It took him 10 innings to record his maiden half-century in T20 Internationals. He scored 62 off just 33 balls in the final ODI against Bangladesh on November 10, 2019.

In January 2020, the Mumbai batter remained unbeaten on 58 off 29 balls during the first T20I against New Zealand in Auckland. He ended up amassing 153 runs in five innings at 51. Iyer's 48-ball 67 helped India to put a sizeable score of 124 against England in the first T20I.

Iyer was named in India's squad in the list of reserved players for the 2021 T20 World Cup in UAE.

In February 2022, Iyer had a phenomenal time with the bat in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Batting in place of Virat Kohli at No.3, Iyer accumulated 204 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 174.36. He scored the most runs for India in a three-match T20I bilateral series with three unbeaten fifties.

He could only put up 94 runs in four innings against South Africa in the home bilateral series played just after the IPL 2022. Iyer had a patchy series in the Caribbean - 98 runs in four innings - with his only highlight being 64 off 40 balls in the final ODI.

Iyer was named as a reserved player for the second time in India's T20 World Cup squad in Australia in 2022.

Shreyas Iyer Captaincy

Shreyas Iyer was given the captaincy of Delhi Daredevils mid-season after Gautam Gambhir relinquished himself from the post citing poor performance of the team.

And on 27 April 2018, Shreyas Iyer became the youngest captain to lead the Delhi Daredevils team in the IPL history at the age of 23 years and 142 days during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. On his IPL captaincy debut, Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten match-winning knock of 93 off 40 deliveries with 10 sixes, which was his third successive IPL fifty of the season to power DD to a victory.

His true leadership skills were on full display in the next season when he led the Delhi side to the playoffs for the first time in seven years.

Shreyas Iyer IPL captaincy record

Iyer became the second-youngest skipper to lead in IPL after replacing Gautam Gambhir in the middle of IPL 2018. He led Capitals in 41 matches for more than two seasons and the franchise tasted 21 wins in those games.

Under Iyer, Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs after seven years in 2019. The franchise made its first appearance in the finals in 2020.

In IPL 2022, Iyer was named the captain of KKR but the franchise did not fare well in his captaincy. KKR finished seventh on the points table with six wins and eight losses with 12 points

Shreyas Iyer Family

Shreyas Iyer was born on 6 December 1994 to Santosh Iyer and Rohini Iyer in Mumbai. Although the family traces its roots back to Thrissur, Kerala, Iyer has played for Mumbai in the Domestic First-class and List-A career. Iyer was educated at Don Bosco High School, Matunga, and at Ramniranjan Anandilal Poddar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.