Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer
Personal information
Full name Shreyas Santosh Iyer
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nickname Shre
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm leg break
Role Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 219) 10 December 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 16 February 2018 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 41
T20I debut (cap 70) 1 November 2017 v New Zealand
Last T20I 24 December 2017 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no. 41
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–present Mumbai
2015–present Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 41)
Career statistics
Competition FC ODI T20I
Matches 46 6 6
Runs scored 3989 210 83
Batting average 53.90 42.00 16.60
100s/50s 11/20 0/2 0/0
Top score 202* 88 24
Balls bowled 427 6 0
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average 145.50 0 0
5 wickets in innings – – 0
10 wickets in match – – n/a
Best bowling 2/29 0/2 –
Catches/stumpings 32/– 3/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2017

Shreyas Santosh Iyer (born 6 December 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Mumbai cricket team and plays One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals for the India national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg breakbowler. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1] He is the captain of Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League.

Early years

Iyer, at the age of 12, was spotted by coach Pravin Amre at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana. Amre trained him in his early cricketing days.[2] Iyer's teammates at the age group levels used to compare him to Virender Sehwag. [3] He pursued his graduation from Podar College in Mumbai, where he helped his college team lift some trophies.[4]

His junior and age-group cricket journey has been documented in the short-film title 'Shreyas Iyer Documentary – A Father's Dream' directed by cricket writer Aayush Puthran.[5]

Domestic career

In 2014 Iyer represented Trent Bridge Cricket Team during a trip of the U.K., he played three matches scoring 297 runs at an average of 99 with a highest score of 171, a new team record.[6]

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. He 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 7th highest scorer of 2014–15 Ranji Trophy.[7]

In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, Iyer scored 1,321 runs during the tournament including four centuries and seven fifties at an average of 73.39, becoming the top scorer of the Ranji season and second player to score 1,300 runs in a single Ranji Trophy competition.[8] In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, Iyer scored 725 runs including two centuries and two fifties at an average of 42.64. 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 as the vice-captain of Mumbai for the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament.[9]

Indian Premier League

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 him the 9th most consistent player and Emerging Player of 2015 IPL.[10]

He was retained by Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL Auction. On 25 April 2018, he was announced as the new captain of Delhi Daredevils replacing Gautam Gambhir.[11][12][13] 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.[14] 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.[15] Under his captaincy, Delhi Daredevils managed to defeat KKR by 55 runs to secure only their second win of the tournament.[16][17]

International career

In March 2017, he was added to India's Test squad as cover for Virat Kohli, ahead of the fourth Test against Australia. He came on as a substitute fielder in the fourth test and ran out Stephen O'Keefe for 8.[18]

In October 2017, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[19] He made his T20I debut for India against New Zealand on 1 November 2017, but he did not bat.[20][21] On 4 November 2017, he got his first batting opportunity and scored 23 runs in 21 balls.

In November 2017, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[22] He made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka on 10 December 2017.[23] Shreyas also played in January 2018 for India against South Africa in the one day internationals.

References

  1. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup / India Under-19s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shreyas Iyer: . A promising young sensation making his mark for India Under-19". Cricket Country. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shreyas Iyer: The Virender Sehwag of India Under-19". DNA India. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Iyer, Sundari (23 March 2012). "Despite injury, Shreyas claims six in Podar's win". MiD Day. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ↑ CricketCountry (19 November 2015). "Shreyas Iyer Documentary – A Father's Dream". Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Puthran, Aayush (22 February 2015). "Shreyas Iyer – Wielding willowy wizardry from Mumbai to Clifton". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cricket Records – Ranji Trophy, 2014/15 – Records – Most runs – ESPN Cricinfo". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cricket Records – Ranji Trophy, 2015/16 – Records – Most runs – ESPN Cricinfo". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rahane to captain Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "YouTube". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Iyer replaces Gambhir as Daredevils captain". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  12. ↑ "Gambhir Steps Down as DD Captain, Iyer Handed Reigns". Delhi Daredevils. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "What are Shreyas Iyer's captaincy credentials?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  14. ↑ NDTVSports.com. "IPL Highlights, DD vs KKR: Delhi Daredevils Beat Kolkata Knight Riders By 55 Runs – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "New captain Iyer's 93* off 40 blows KKR away". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Newly-crowned Iyer revives DD's campaign with a massive win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "IPL 2018: Shreyas Iyer smashes 40-ball 93 as Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders". www.hindustantimes.com. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Shreyas Iyer called up as cover for Kohli". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Iyer, Siraj called up for New Zealand T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "1st T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Delhi, Nov 1 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Rohit, Dhawan break both records and New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Kohli rested for Sri Lanka ODIs; Rohit to lead". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Dharamsala, Dec 10 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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