Shreyas Iyer IPL Career

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Shreyas Iyer IPL Career
Image Credits/ Shreyas Iyer’s Instagram
IPL Debut year2015
IPL TeamKolkata Knight Riders
NationalityIndian
RoleCaptain, batsman
Batting StyleRight-handed
Bowling StyleRight-arm Off-break
Current Auction PriceINR 12.25 Crore
Last IPL Season runs401

Shreyas Iyer is a middle-order batsman who plays for the Indian National team in all formats of the game. He is the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Iyer was born in Mumbai and he plays domestic cricket for the hometown team.

He scored 530 runs at an average of 66.25 in the 2023 World Cup. He also made history by becoming the first Asian player to score more than 500 runs in a World Cup while batting at No. 4.

On January 23, 2024, in Hyderabad, Iyer was awarded the best international debut award by the BCCI Awards 2024 for the 2021–2022 season.

Shreyas Iyer debuted in the IPL for the Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in the 2015 IPL.

Shreyas Iyer IPL teams from 2008-24

Shreyas Iyer played for the Delhi Daredevils in his first IPL season in 2015. He was retained by the same team in 2019, who changed their name to Delhi Capitals that season. After playing for 7 seasons for the DC, Shreyas was acquired by the KKR in the 2022 Mega Auction, who later appointed him as the captain too.

YearTeam
2024Kolkata Knight Riders
2023Kolkata Knight Riders
2022Kolkata Knight Riders
2021Delhi Capitals
2020Delhi Capitals
2019Delhi Capitals
2018Delhi Capitals
2017Delhi Capitals
2016Delhi Capitals
2015Delhi Capitals

*Delhi Capitals before 2019- Delhi Daredevils

Shreyas Iyer IPL Auction Price

In the auction of the 8th season of the IPL, Shreyas Iyer was amongst the pool of players as a specialist batsman. He had made a big name for himself with his performance for Maharashtra in domestic cricket. His bid started with a base price of INR 10 Lacs which went up to INR 2.6 Crores after Delhi Capitals fought hard for the right-hand batsman and bought him successfully. In his first season, he scored over 400 runs in 14 games and struck 4 fifties as well. For his stellar performance, he won the Emerging Player Award for the 2015 IPL and cemented his place in the Delhi line-up.

Iyer was retained in the 2018 auction and was given the role to lead the side after Gautam Gambhir stepped down. On 27 April 2018, he became the youngest skipper of the Delhi Capitals and the 4th overall to lead any IPL side. He scored 93*(40) in his debut innings as the skipper and it was also his third-consecutive fifty of the season. He was retained for the next season too and took the Delhi Capitals to their first-ever IPL Final in 2020 where he smashed an unbeaten 65 in a losing cause against the Mumbai Indians.

In the 2022 auction, Iyer was once again up for grabs and Kolkata Knight Riders set their eyes on him and went all out for the Mumbai boy. He was bought for a huge sum of INR 12.25 Crores and was soon named the captain of the side.

In his Illustrious IPL career, Shreyas Iyer has played in 101 matches, scoring 2776 runs, including 19 fifties.

YearPriceTeam
202412.25 CrKolkata Knight Riders
202312.25 CrKolkata Knight Riders
202212.25 CrKolkata Knight Riders
20217 CrDelhi Capitals
20207 CrDelhi Capitals
20197 CrDelhi Capitals
20187 CrDelhi Capitals
20172.6 CrDelhi Capitals
20162.6 CrDelhi Capitals
20152.6 CrDelhi Capitals

Shreyas Iyer IPL runs year-wise

Iyer has been quite consistent in the IPL, he has scored 400+ runs on five occasions in the 8 seasons that he has featured in. He made 519 runs, his personal best, in the 2020 season where he also led his side to the final. He has scored a total of 2776 runs in 101 matches at a strike rate of 25.38.

YearMatchesRunsBest ScoreStrike Rate100s50s
Career101277696125.38019
20221440185134.5603
2021817547*102.3300
20201751988*123.2703
20191646367119.9403
20181441193*132.5804
20171233896139.0902
20166301969.7600
20151443983128.3604

Shreyas Iyer IPL Wickets & Stats- Year-by-Year

Shreyas Iyer bowls right-arm off-break but he has hardly bowled in the most prized cricket league in the world. Here is his year-by-year bowling performance in the IPL:

YearMatchesWicketsBest FiguresEconomy4-wicket match
Career10100/77.000
20221400/77.000
202180--0
2020170--0
2019160--0
2018140--0
2017120--0
201660--0
2015140--0

Shreyas Iyer Records in IPL

  • Highest earning uncapped player in the 2015 IPL season ( INR 2.6 crore in 2015 Auction)
  • Won the Emerging Player Award in 2015
  • Youngest captain to lead the Delhi Capitals (23 Years 142 Days in 2018)
  • Third youngest captain to lead an IPL team (DC)
  • Scored a fifty on his IPL captaincy debut
  • Won the Player of the Match Award on IPL captaincy debut
  • Led the Delhi Capitals to their maiden IPL Final in 2020

Shreyas Iyer As Batter

  • Scored a fifty on IPL captaincy debut

  • Won the Player of the Match Award on IPL captaincy debut

  • 9th player in the IPL with the most runs as captain, 1643 runs in 55 matches as a captain.

MatchesInningsRunsAverageS/R50/100
101101277631.55125.3819/0

Shreyas Iyer As Captain

Iyer has played in 55 matches as a captain in the IPL so far. He was chosen as the captain for Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2018. Later, he went to KKR in 2022 as a skipper. He has a win percentage of 49.09 as a captain in the IPL.

MatchesWonLostDrawNR/TiedW%
5527262-49.09

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FAQs

A. Shreyas Iyer has played for 2 teams in the IPL. He debuted for Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2015. In 2022, he was picked by KKR as the captain in the mega auction. He has been an integral part of the team since then.

A. Shreyas Iyer will get Rs 12.25 crore to play the 2024 IPL season for the KKR

A. Shreyas Iyer has the highest score of 96 in the IPL so far.

A. Shreyas Iyer missed out on IPL 2023 due to a back injury.

A. Shreyas Iyer is fit to play for the IPL 2024 season, he is leading KKR in the season

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