Shreyas Iyer

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Shreyas Iyer

Iyer in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Shreyas Santosh Iyer
Born	(1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29) Chembur, Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Top-order batter
International information
National side	India (2017–present)
Test debut (cap 303)	3 December 2021 v New Zealand
Last Test	25 January 2024 v England
ODI debut (cap 219)	10 December 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	17 December 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	96 (formerly 41)
T20I debut (cap 70)	1 November 2017 v New Zealand
Last T20I	3 December 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	96 (formerly 41)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013/14–present	Mumbai
2015–2021	Delhi Capitals (squad no. 41)
2022–present	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 14 59 51 60 Runs scored 811 2,383 1,104 5,324 Batting average 36.86 49.64 30.67 52.71 100s/50s 1/5 5/18 0/8 13/29 Top score 105 128* 74* 202* Balls bowled 6 37 2 565 Wickets – 0 0 4 Bowling average – – – 100.25 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 2/29 Catches/stumpings 9/– 24/– 14/– 46/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC Cricket World Cup Runner-up 2023 India ACC Asia Cup Winner 2023 Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 November 2023 2023

Shreyas Santosh Iyer (born 6 December 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. He has played in all formats for the Indian cricket team. Iyer scored a century in his debut test match and a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand in November 2021, thus becoming the first Indian player to achieve the milestone.^[1][2] Iyer plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captains the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3] He was named in the India Squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup, and scored a century against New Zealand in the semi-finals. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup. He won his first IPL title as captain in the 2024 Indian Premier League, becoming the 5th Indian player to lead a team to the IPL title victory.

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]