Surely, the new era of the Indian team has already started, as we are nearing the end of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. It is time for new boys such as Shubman Gill, who is the new captain of the Indian team in the ODI and test formats. Surely, it has been eight years since Shreyas Iyer has been playing cricket. Let us have a look at Shreyas Iyer’s Top 7 all-format Records that every fan should remember.
Shreyas Iyer played his first one-day International match with the Indian team against Sri Lanka in February 2017. The same year, he got his T20 debut match against New Zealand. In 2021, four years later, he got to play his first Test match for India against New Zealand. Since then, Iyer has been one of the impressive batters in the Indian Cricket team.
Shreyas Iyer’s Top 7 all formats Records Every Fan Should Remember
Hundred in the first test match
It was the first test match between India and New Zealand in the two-match series. Eventually, it was also Shreyas Iyer’s debut in test cricket. He scored 105 runs in 171 balls in the first innings, which included 13 boundaries and two massive sixes. Iyer also scored 65 runs in the second innings. That match ended in a draw. Shreyas Iyer was the Man of the Match.
ICC 2023 World Cup to remember
India just missed out on the well-deserved ICC 2023 World Cup. Shreyas Iyer was surely the one to remember with the bat. He played all 11 matches at the number four position and managed to score 530 runs, which included two centuries and three fifties. Shreyas Iyer had a batting average of 66.25.
Ranji Trophy Record-Breaking Season
This was one of the best seasons a player has had in the Ranji Trophy. It was the 2015-2016 Ranji Trophy where Shreyas Iyer scored 1321 runs in 11 matches and had a batting average of 73.39. He scored four centuries and seven half-centuries. Iyer also scored a century in the final of the Ranji Trophy, which Mumbai won by an innings and 21runs.
IPL-winning captain with the Kolkata Knight Riders
He joined the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the 2022 season and was also the captain. Shreyas Iyer missed the IPL 2023 season due to injury. He was back for the 2024 season, and what a comeback he made. Shreyas Iyer helped the Kolkata Knight Riders win the Indian Premier League title after ten years.
First Delhi Capitals Captain to Reach an IPL Final
Since the start of the Indian Premier League, the Delhi Captain has never managed to reach the final of the Indian Premier League until 2020. The best they reached was in the semi-finals, which happened in the first two seasons. It was under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy that the Delhi Capitals reached the finals in 2020. Unfortunately, they lost it to the Mumbai Indians in the finals.
High ODI Batting Average (min 70 matches)
Shreyas Iyer holds the record for the highest batting average across 70 ODIs. He currently has a batting average of 48.25. Shreyas Iyer is surely one of the promising batters to play at the number four position. Now he is among the experienced players in the Indian cricket team.
Fastest player to reach 1000 runs in ODI
Shreyas Iyer was the fastest player to reach 1000 ODI runs as he completed the runs in 25 innings. He broke the record of Navjot Singh Sidhu, who made it in 27 innings. Just recently, Shubman Gill broke his record by scoring 1000 ODI runs in just nineteen innings.
