Happy birthday Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer is one of the best young cricketers in India. The middle-order batsman had a successful year in 2015. In his second Ranji season for Mumbai, Iyer scored 1,321 runs at an average of 73.38 and a strike rate of 92.70.
His exploits in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy brought him on the radar of the national selectors. Iyer made his India debut in the first T20I against New Zealand in 2017. The Mumbai batsman displayed his effortless batting in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He showed his unique talent of combining class with brute power while playing for Delhi Capitals.
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Owing to his run-scoring prowess, Iyer was named the captain of Delhi Capitals in 2018 midway through the season. He lit up his leadership credentials in 2019 by guiding Delhi to their first playoff appearance in seven years. Iyer will lead Kolkata Knight Riders. (KKR) in 2023 IPL.
Shreyas Iyer was included in the Indian squad for the recently concluded tour of New Zealand and he turned expectation into performance with a scintillating knock in the first ODI in Auckland.
On Shreyas Iyer’s 28th birthday, let’s take a look at some of his best innings:
Shreyas Iyer showed his mettle in the 50th match of IPL 2017 against Gujarat Lions. Chasing an impressive target of 196, Delhi got off to a poor start as Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant were dismissed early. Iyer played an inning of 96 runs in 57 balls. Iyer’s brilliant innings helped Delhi register an improbable victory.
Many consider this to be Shreyas Iyer’s best IPL innings. The Delhi skipper lit up the Sharjah Stadium with a scintillating knock of 88 runs in just 38 balls. Delhi scored a huge score of 228 runs thanks to Iyer’s batting. Delhi Capitals won the match by 18 runs.
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Shreyas Iyer was appointed as the captain in IPL 2018. Young Iyer led from the front and impressed immediately with his bold leadership. Iyer took full advantage of the short boundaries at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, scoring 93 off just 40 balls. His flamboyant innings, studded with three fours and ten sixes, bundled out Delhi for 219 runs.
Iyer showed his potential as a T20 player by scoring 83 off 56 balls in this game. Opening the innings, Iyer tore apart the formidable Mumbai pace attack that featured the likes of Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah. Riding on Iyer’s knock, Delhi posted 190 runs on the board and defeated a star-studded Mumbai Indians team.
Shreyas Iyer played the captaincy innings in the 2019 IPL. Chasing a tough target of 164 runs, the Delhi team kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Iyer showed nerves of steel and guided his side with his mature knock of 58 off 49 balls.
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