At Saturday’s IPL 2025 super auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, star India batsman Shreyas Iyer was purchased by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, making him the second most expensive player in IPL history. In an unexpected turn of events, Iyer was dismissed by the Kolkata Knight Riders prior to the auction, despite having guided the team to a title victory earlier this year.
Although Punjab Kings entered the battle to win the title, KKR initially placed an offer for Shreyas Iyer. As PBKS and DC engaged in a fierce battle to get the player, the Delhi Capitals stepped in after KKR halted. At Rs. 26.75 crore, Punjab Kings won, making Shreyas the most costly player in IPL history.
More drama awaited when the Lucknow Super Giants engaged in a bidding war for wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, who had surpassed Shyeras as the most expensive player in IPL history, for Rs. 27 core.
In his 115 IPL games thus far, Iyer has amassed 3127 runs with a strike-rate of 127.48. With a high score of 96, he has hit 21 half-centuries.
Iyer has demonstrated his leadership abilities in addition to being a reliable hitter; his IPL 2024 title victory is his greatest accomplishment. The Delhi Capitals reached their first and only IPL final in 2020 under Iyer’s leadership.
In a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match on Friday, the 29-year-old hammered 130 off 57 deliveries for Mumbai against Goa. He hit ten fours and an equal number of sixes.
Iyer has amassed 5759 runs at a strike-rate of 132.57 in 215 Twenty20 matches overall. Three hundred and thirty-six fifties are among his accomplishments.
It’s been a year for Iyer. After failing to play for his home side, Mumbai, in the Ranji Trophy despite not being on national service, he was excluded from BCCI central contracts. This came after the BCCI instructed the Indian players to attend all domestic games unless they had international cricket commitments.
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