Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer
Iyer in 2025
Personal information
Full name
Shreyas Santosh Iyer
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994
Chembur, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NicknameSarpanch Saab
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 303)25 November 2021 v New Zealand
Last Test2 February 2024 v England
ODI debut (cap 219)10 December 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI11 January 2026 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.96
T20I debut (cap 70)1 November 2017 v New Zealand
Last T20I3 December 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.96
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentMumbai
2015–2021Delhi Capitals
2022–2024Kolkata Knight Riders
2025–presentPunjab Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 14 73 51 83
Runs scored 811 2,917 1,104 6,408
Batting average 36.86 47.81 30.66 47.82
100s/50s 1/5 5/23 0/8 15/33
Top score 105 128* 74* 233
Catches/stumpings 15/– 28/– 16/– 65/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2023 India
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2025 Pakistan
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2023 Pakistan
ACC U19 Asia Cup
Winner 2013–14 UAE
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 December 2025

Shreyas Santosh Iyer (born 6 December 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who represents the India national team. A right-handed batter, he primarily plays as a top-order or middle-order batter across formats. Iyer also represents Mumbai in domestic cricket and captains the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He serves as the vice-captain of India's One Day International (ODI) team.

Iyer made his international debut in 2017 and has been a regular member of India's limited-overs teams. He achieved a notable milestone on his Test debut against New Zealand in November 2021, scoring a century in the first innings and a half-century in the second, becoming the first Indian player to record both on Test debut. Earlier in his career, he represented the India Under-19s at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

In major international tournaments, Iyer was part of the Indian squad that finished runners-up at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, during which he scored a century against New Zealand in the semi-final. He was also a member of the teams that won the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. For his performances, he was named ICC Men's Player of the Month in February 2022 and March 2025.

In the IPL, Iyer began his career with the then Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 2015, winning the Emerging Player of the Year award in his debut season, and played for them till 2021. He later captained the Kolkata Knight Riders from 2022 to 2024, leading them to the IPL title in 2024. In 2025, he was signed by the Punjab Kings for 26.75 crore (US$3.2 million), briefly becoming the most expensive player in IPL auction history before the record was surpassed in the same auction.