New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer is celebrating his 30th birthday today, December 6. He is India’s one of the finest batters. Iyer has scored more than 6,000 runs for Mumbai in first-class cricket. He has played 127 matches for India across all three formats of the game, so far. Apart from his batting, his leadership skills are also very impressive as he led the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2024.
Iyer came to the spotlight after Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) picked him in the 2015 IPL auction for Rs 2.6 crore. He scored 439 runs in the IPL 2015 season and won the IPL Emerging Player of the Year award. His jersey number in Team India and IPL is 96.
Here’s wishing Shreyas Iyer a very happy birthday! 🎂 👏#TeamIndia | @ShreyasIyer15 pic.twitter.com/EMxJ48apNn
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 6, 2024
Shreyas Iyer’s International Cricket Career
Shreyas Iyer made his international debut in a T20I match against New Zealand in November 2017 and his ODI debut came in the very next month against Sri Lanka. He scored his maiden hundred in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2024. The middle-order batter has played 62 ODI matches and 51 T20Is. He has scored five centuries and 26 half-centuries in his international career so far. Shreyas Iyer made his Test debut in November 2021 against New Zealand and has played 14 Test matches for the country. He has scored 811 runs with an average of 36.86. He has smashed one hundred and five half-centuries in the longest format so far.
Led two franchises in IPL
Iyer has captained Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has played 115 matches in the tournament and has scored 3127 runs at a strike rate of 127.48. Iyer smashed 21 half-centuries in his IPL career. He led Delhi Capitals (DC) to the IPL final in 2020 and won the title with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2024.
Happy Birthday Shreyas Iyer: He has played 127 matches for India across all formats and scored 4336 runs. Iyer also led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the IPL triumph in 2024. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
