NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer will play for Punjab Kings within the subsequent 12 months’s Indian Premier League (IPL) after being bought for a document Rs 26.75 crore on the IPL 2025 mega public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.
With the whopping price ticket, Shreyas broke Mitchell Starc’s document of Rs 24.75 crore to turn out to be the second costliest participant within the IPL historical past.
Launched by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) forward of the public sale, Iyer had led the franchise to their third IPL title in 2024, after lacking your complete 2023 season on account of a again damage.
The 29-year-old was initially purchased by KKR for Rs. 12.25 crore in 2022, taking over the function of captain following seven seasons with Delhi Capitals (DC).
Iyer’s IPL captaincy journey started in 2018 when he succeeded Gautam Gambhir at Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) mid-season.
Famend for his prowess towards spin, the middle-order batter has scored 3,127 runs in 116 IPL matches at a strike price of 127.47, together with 21 half-centuries.
In T20s general, Iyer has collected 5,759 runs in 215 matches at a strike price of 132.57, with three centuries and 36 fifties.
Forward of the public sale, he showcased his kind with a blistering 130* off simply 57 balls in Mumbai’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener towards Goa, putting at 228.07 with 11 fours and 10 sixes.
Iyer has additionally impressed in home cricket this season. Within the Duleep Trophy, he scored 154 runs in three matches, together with two fifties. Throughout Mumbai’s Irani Cup victory towards Remainder of India, he contributed scores of 57 and eight.
Within the ongoing Ranji Trophy, Iyer has amassed 452 runs in 4 matches at a mean of 90.40, together with a double century (233).
Since his return to home cricket, Iyer has tallied 801 runs in 14 innings throughout 9 matches, averaging 61.61, with three centuries and three fifties.
Nevertheless, his worldwide appearances have been restricted; he final performed for India through the ODI sequence towards Sri Lanka in August, scoring 38 runs throughout three innings.
