Kings XI Punjab bought star batsman Shreyas Iyer in the IPL 2025 mega auction. For this reason, Kings XI Punjab spent a lot of money to acquire Iyer for 26.75 billion rupees. He broke Mitchell Starc’s record. In the last auction, Starc was acquired by the KKR team for Rs 24.74 crore.
war between delhi capital and king of punjab
Shreyas Iyer’s base price at the auction was Rs 2 crore. The KKR team made its first bid for Iyer. But after Rs 10 crore, he stopped bidding. Following this, a bidding war broke out between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab. Both teams want to include Iyer in their squads at any cost and the bids for him have exceeded Rs 20 crore. In the end, Kings XI Punjab successfully acquired him and paid a huge sum of 26.75 billion rupees.
Score more than 3000 runs in IPL
Shreyas Iyer is known for his brilliant batting and once he is at the crease, it is difficult to get him out. He is good at playing the big innings and could prove beneficial for Kings XI Punjab in the midfield. Iyer has scored 3127 runs in 116 IPL matches so far, including 21 half-centuries. During this period, 96 points was already his highest score. Apart from this, Iyer has also played all three formats of cricket for India.
KKR team wins championship
Shreyas Iyer has captained Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Under his leadership, the KKR team won the IPL 2024 title. KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. At the time, everyone praised Iyer’s leadership. But the KKR team did not retain him after that.
Shreyas Iyer
Also served as captain of Delhi Capitals
Led by Shreyas Iyer, Delhi Capitals also made it to the finals. He has vast experience as a captain and is good at changing the bowling. Iyer has captained 70 IPL games so far, of which the team has won 38 games. At the same time, the team has suffered defeats in 29 games.
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