Starting from Rs 2.6 crore…became the second most expensive player in IPL history

New Delhi. Shreyas Iyer will play for Punjab Kings in the 18th season of IPL. he/she was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. Shreyas has become the most expensive player in IPL auction history. Under his/her captaincy, he/she made Kolkata Knight Riders champion in 2023. Iyer made his/her debut in IPL in 2015. Shreyas played for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for the first time in IPL. he/she was bought by Delhi in the IPL auction in 2015 for Rs 2.6 crore. Then that season he/she was the most expensive among the uncapped players.

Shreyas Iyer impressed everyone with his/her batting skills in his/her debut IPL season. Playing for Delhi, he/she scored 439 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 128.36, which included four half-centuries. Due to Shreyas’s brilliant innings, he/she was chosen Emerging Player of the Tournament that year. Since then Shreyas played many IPL seasons. Recently BCCI also dropped him/her from its central contract. After which Shreyas turned to the domestic tournament.

Shreyas Iyer’s IPL career
From 2015 to 2021, he/she played an important role on behalf of the franchise. he/she was made the captain in the mid-season of 2018. Under his/her captaincy, Delhi Capitals was successful in reaching the finals in 2020. Iyer broke the record of Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who was bought by KKR for Rs 24.75 crore in the last auction. Iyer has played 115 IPL matches in which he/she has scored 3127 runs at a strike rate of 127.48 in which 21 half centuries have been recorded. his/her best score is 96 runs.