He made headlines when the then Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) bought him at the 2015 IPL auction for 2.6 crore (about US$416,000). He made 439 runs that season and won the IPL Emerging Player of the Year award. Over the next six seasons, he became a mainstay of the side and its captain, making over 400 runs in four different seasons.[4] He later broke the record for most expensive player in the IPL after the Punjab Kings bought him for 26.75 crores. That record was broken in the same auction when the Lucknow Super Giants bought Rishabh Pant for 27 crores.
At the age of 18, Iyer was spotted by coach Pravin Amre at the Shivaji ParkGymkhana. Amre trained him in his early cricketing days.[9] Iyer's teammates at the age group levels used to compare him to Virender Sehwag.[10] During his graduation from Podar College, Iyer helped his college team to win six trophies.[11]
Domestic career
In 2014, Iyer represented the Trent Bridge Cricket Team. During a trip to the UK, he played three matches, scoring 297 runs and averaging 99 runs per game. He set a new team record with a highest score of 171.[12]
Iyer made his List A debut for Mumbai in November 2014, playing in the 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 273 runs in that tournament at an average of 54.60. Iyer made his first-class cricket debut in December 2014 during the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy. He scored a total of 809 runs at an average of 50.56 in his debut Ranji season, including two centuries and six fifties. He was 7th highest scorer of the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy.[13]
In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, Iyer scored 1,321 runs at an average of 73.39, including four centuries and seven fifties, becoming the top scorer of the Ranji season and the second player to score 1,300 runs in a single Ranji Trophy competition.[14] In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, Iyer scored 725 runs at an average of 42.64, including two centuries and two fifties. He scored 202 not out off 210 balls against the visiting Australia team in a 3-Day Practice match in Mumbai, his highest first-class score.
In September 2018, Iyer was named the vice-captain of Mumbai for the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament.[15] He was the leading run-scorer for Mumbai in the tournament, with 373 runs in seven matches.[16] In October 2018, Iyer was named the captain of India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[17] He was also the leading run-scorer in that tournament, with 199 runs in three matches.[18]
In February 2019, in the opening round of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament, Iyer made the highest total by an Indian batsman in a T20 match, scoring 147 runs.[19]
In March 2021, Iyer was signed by Lancashire for their 2021 season of the Royal London One-Day Cup.,[20][21] but, in July 2021, Iyer left out of the tournament to recover from an injury.
Due to his National Commitments, Iyer didn't participate in the 2022 and 2023 domestic seasons.
In February 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested that Iyer participate in the 2024 Ranji Trophy due to poor performance in recent Red ball cricket. Shreyas Iyer didn't participate in the quarter-final against Baroda because of back issues. Due to lack communication between Iyer & BCCI. After he was removed from the 2024 BCCI Central Contract.
Later, He participated in the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy against Tamil Nadu. In the final of the Ranji Trophy Iyer scored 95(111) in two innings against Vidharbha. also Mumbai won the 2024 Ranji Trophy.
In February 2015, Iyer was signed in the 2015 IPL players auction by the Delhi Daredevils for 2.6 crores (approximately $430,000). Thus Iyer became the highest-earning uncapped player in the tournament. He scored 439 runs in 14 matches, with a 33.76 average and a strike rate of 128.36, making Iyer the 9th most consistent player and Emerging Player of 2015 IPL.[22]
Delhi Daredevils retained Iyer in the 2018 IPL Auction. On 25 April 2018, he was announced as the new captain of Delhi Daredevils replacing Gautam Gambhir.[23][24][25] On 27 April 2018, he 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 and was also the fourth overall youngest to captain any IPL side.[26] 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 heavy total of 219/5 in the first innings of the match before earning him the man of the match award.[27] Under his captaincy, Delhi Daredevils managed to defeat KKR by 55 runs to secure only their second win of the tournament.[28][29] Iyer was retained by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2019 Season, in which he led the team into the playoffs for the first time after seven years.
In the 2020 season, he continued as the captain for Delhi Capitals and he also led them to their maiden IPL final against the Mumbai Indians.[30] Iyer scored an unbeaten 65 off 50 balls in a losing effort as Mumbai Indians won the final.
He missed the half season of IPL 2021 due to an injury in his Left Shoulder while playing for India in the first match of an ODI series against England in the same year. He returned after six months for Delhi Capitals after Captaincy Snub in Delhi Capitals. In the 2022 IPL Auction, Iyer was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹ 12.25 crores.[31] He was also named as the team's captain.[32] Despite having a bad season as captain with the franchise finishing 7th, he scored 401 runs in that year, the most runs for the franchise that year. In 2023, he was unavailable for the whole season due to a back injury, with Nitish Rana serving as the captain for that season.[33]
He returned as the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2024 season.[34] This edition was a test for him both as a player and a captain, as he was dropped from the BCCI Central Contact, despite playing exceptionally well in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[35][36] He led the team exceptionally well and finished the league stage with securing the top position. In the final, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to lift their third-IPL title.[37] He became the first captain to lead two teams in the IPL finals.[38] He also scored 351 runs and strengthened the middle-order along with Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer was released by KKR ahead 2025 IPL auction.[39]
During the 2018 edition, Gautam Gambhir stepped down from captaincy due to poor performance of the team in the first half of the tournament and Iyer was made the interim captain for the rest of the tournament. The Daredevils won 4 games and lost 4 games simultaneously during Iyer's captaincy, though they finished last at the points table.[40]
The Delhi franchise underwent rebranding and was renamed Delhi Capitals before the 2019 Auction. Iyer was announced as the captain of the team due to his previous leadership experience in the prior year, with Rishabh Pant being his deputy.[41] Shreyas-led Capitals finished third in the points table and qualified for the IPL playoffs after 2012 with 9 wins and 5 losses in the league stage. Their campaign finally got ended in Qualifier 2, where they were defeated by Chennai Super Kings.
In the 2020 edition, Iyer-led Capitals finished 2nd in the points table with 8 wins and 6 losses, behind Mumbai Indians. They were defeated by Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 but bounced back strongly against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2. This was Delhi's maiden and only (till 2024) Final appearance in IPL history. In the final, they lost to the eventual champions Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets and ended up being the runner-up of the tournament. This was the Capitals' best performance in their Indian Premier League history. Shreyas Iyer is the first and only captain to lead Delhi Capitals to an IPL Final.[42]
Captaincy concerns
During the England's tour of India in 2021, Iyer faced a shoulder injury which forced him to opt out from the 2021 IPL. Rishabh Pant replaced him as the captain of Capitals for that season. The 2021 edition was halted due to second-wave of COVID-19 which helped Iyer to be available for the second half of the season, but the management decided to continue with Pant as the team's captain as they wanted a player of Delhi-origin to be the team captain.[43] Before the 2022 season, Iyer was released by the Delhi management and his name was put into the 2022 Mega-auction.[44]
Captaincy for Kolkata Knight Riders
The Kolkata Knight Riders bought Iyer in the 2022 Auction at the price of ₹12.25 crore (US$1.5million) and was appointed as the captain of the team. The 2022 season saw the team suffering several ups and downs in the points table and they finished 7th at the end of the league. Iyer missed the 2023 season due to a back injury and he was succeeded by Nitish Rana as the team's captain for that season.
Iyer returned as the captain of the team before the 2024 season, with Nitish Rana appointed as his deputy. Kolkata Knight Riders finished at the top of the table with 9 wins, 3 losses and 2 no-results. Under Shreyas' captaincy, the Knight Riders finished at the top of the table for the first time in IPL history. Shreyas became the 3rd captain to take the Knight Riders to an IPL final (Gambhir took the team into the final in 2012, 2014 and Morgan in 2021) Till 2024, Iyer is the only captain to take two different teams to an IPL final (2020 for Capitals and 2024 for Knight Riders).
In the 2024 Indian Premier League final, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets and clinched their third IPL Trophy. Iyer became the second captain of the Knight Riders to lead the team to the ultimate victory. Iyer also became the 5th Indian captain in Indian Premier League history to win the IPL title. He was released ahead of 2025 IPL auction.[39]
Captaincy records
Delhi Capitals
Years
Matches
Won
Lost
Noresult
Win percentage
Position
Result
2018
08
04
04
–
50%
8/8
League Stage
2019
16
10
06
–
62.5%
3/8
Play-offs
2020
17
09
08
–
55.8%
2/8
Runner-Up
Total
41
23
18
–
56.09%
–
–
Kolkata Knight Riders
Years
Matches
Won
Lost
Noresult
Win percentage
Position
Result
2022
14
06
08
–
42.90%
7/10
League-Stage
2024
16
11
03
02
68.80%
1/10
Champion
Total
30
17
11
02
56.70%
–
–
Whole Indian premier league
Years
Matches
Won
Lost
Noresult
Win percentage
Best Position
Best Result
2018–Present
71
40
29
02
56.35%
1/10(2024)
Champion(2024)
Iyer is the only Successful Captain for Delhi Capitals with 56.09% winning percentage. He is now the most experienced captain among active captains in the IPL, having acted as captain in 71 matches.
International career
In March 2017, Iyer was included in India's Test squad as a replacement for Virat Kohli before the fourth Test against Australia. He served as a substitute fielder in the fourth test and successfully ran out Steve O'Keefe for 8.[45]
In October 2017, Iyer was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[46] He made his T20I debut for India against New Zealand on 1 November 2017, but he did not bat.[47][48]
In November 2017, Iyer was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[49] He made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka on 10 December 2017.[50] He scored 88 from 70 balls in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka at Mohali.[51]
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.[52]
On 24 January 2020, in the first T20I against New Zealand, Iyer scored an unbeaten 58 off 29 balls and was declared the Man of the Match.[53][54]
On 26 January 2020, in the second T20I against New Zealand, he scored 44 off 33 balls.[55] On 5 February 2020, in the first ODI against New Zealand, Iyer scored 103 off 107 balls, his maiden century in ODI cricket.[56]
In September 2021, Iyer was named as one of three reserve players in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[57] In November 2021, he was named in India's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[58] He made his Test debut on 25 November 2021, for India against New Zealand.[1]
On 25 November 2021, Iyer got his Test cap from the former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and scored a maiden century playing against the New Zealand team. He became the 16th Indian player to score a century in the debut test match and become the first Indian player to score a century and a half century in 2 innings of debut test match.[2]
In the 2022 bilateral T20I series against Sri Lanka, Iyer broke Virat Kohli's record of most runs scored by an Indian batsman in a 3-match T20I bilateral series, scoring a total of 204 runs with three consecutive unbeaten half-centuries.[59]
In March 2022, Iyer was named man of the match after scoring two crucial fifties on a tough turning track[60] in the second Test match against Sri Lanka.[61] In recognition of Iyer's good form, he was named as the ICC player of the month for February 2022.[62] On 9 October 2022, during the 2nd of 3 ODI matches against South Africa, he achieved his 2nd ODI century scoring 113 off 111 balls, and remained unbeaten.[63] However, Shreyas Iyer was not picked in the India squad for the T20 World Cup 2022. During the 2nd T20I against New Zealand in Bay Oval Shreyas was out by hit wicket. He was the 4th Indian player to be out in hit wicket. Shreyas Iyer hit 80 runs for just 76 balls in 1st ODI against New Zealand in Eden Park.
In January 2023, after Sri Lanka series Iyer was out from the New Zealand series due to back pain. Shreyas returned in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He was able to play in 2nd Test. During the 4th test at Ahmedabad after Australia finished 1st innings by 480, while India started the batting but Shreyas did not come for the batting. He complained about back pain once again and was taken for the scans. Shreyas Iyer was dropped from the series due to back pain. He went to England for back surgery in April. Shreyas Iyer wasn't available for the ICC Test championship Final against Australia in Kennington Oval. He was recovering in NCA for his return. As a result of his hard work, Iyer was named in Asia Cup 2023.
During the 2nd ODI against Australia in Indore, Iyer scored 105 runs in just 90 balls, marking a strong comeback ahead of the World Cup. India won the match with Iyer winning the Man of the Match Award for his performance.
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