Shreyas Iyer IPL 2025 Profile: Team, Price, Career Stats and Records

Shreyas Iyer IPL Profile 2025

Shreyas Iyer has been a part of the IPL since 2015 and this was his 10th year in the IPL . Shreyas Iyer was picked by Delhi Capitals (Daredevils) in the 2015 player auction for whooping ₹7 cr and he continued to be a part of Delhi till 2021 season before joining the Kolkata Knight Riders. Shreyas had a good chemistry with Gautam Gambhir in the KKR setup which eventually worked in the team's favour and they won the trophy in 2024. He then went on to lead the Punjab Kings in the 2025 season but unfortunately they finished as runners up in the final.

Shreyas Iyer IPL Debut 

Shreyas Iyer was one of the most expensive youngster in the 2015 IPL auction. He was signed by the Delhi Capitals (Daredevils) for ₹2.6 cr in his first IPL season kudos to this good form in the domestic tournaments for Mumbai. Shreyas made his debut on 9th April 2015 against the Chennai Super Kings.

Shreyas Iyer IPL Team 

Shreyas Iyer is one of the prominent player as well as a captain in IPL his success as a captain of the team has caught the eyes of many people. After making his debut in the 2015 season , Shreyas has grown from strength to strength. Iyer has represented 3 IPL franchises Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. He has led all this teams to the final and became champion with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.

Shreyas Iyer IPL Price 2025 

Shreyas Iyer was the captain who lifted the trophy as a captain for Kolkata Knight Riders, his bonding with Gautam Gambhir was key to success for the Kolkata Knight Riders. But during the Mega Auction 2025 Shreyas Iyer was not retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders which allowed him to go in the auction. There was no doubt that Shreyas would be one of the most expensive player in the IPL history and he did so, Ricky Ponting led management spent 26.75 cr on Shreyas Iyer in the IPL auction and he became the 2nd most expensive player in the history of IPL. Not only this year but Shreyas has been bagging a high IPL salary since the beginning, as a youngster Shreyas was signed for 2.6cr in his IPL debut season. Let's look at his IPL salary over the years.

Shreyas Iyer IPL Career Stats 

Shreyas Iyer was a well known name in the domestic circuit before he made his IPL debut which eventually turned out to be the reason for him getting signed for 2.6 cr in his debut season which is a huge amount for any young player in his first season. In the first season itself Shreyas crossed the mark of 400 runs and announced his arrival on the big stage. Shreyas Iyer was given the captaincy of Delhi Capitals in 2018 after Gautam Gambhir stepped down. He has had a great run as a captain; he is the only captain to reach the finals with three different teams in IPL. He has earned a lot of respect as a captain and his calm nature often proved the reason for his success. Quick bowling changes, proper field placement and good analysis against the opposition are the strengths of Shreyas the captain.Shreyas have a great bonding with Ricky Ponting during his time in Delhi Capitals Ricky Ponting and Shreyas duo played a huge role in the success of the Delhi Capitals and also the Punjab Kings this season. Gautam Gambhir who was the mentor for Shreyas Iyer also shared a good chemistry with him and was the reason for KKR's title win last year.

Shreyas Iyer Batting Stats 

He has often been talked about as a captain but Shreyas as a batter is also a crucial part of every team he has played for. He scored 400+ runs in his debut season itself and announced his arrival but in the next year he played only 6 matches and managed to score only 30 runs. It was a lean patch for Iyer as a batter but he bounced back stronger every year. In the 2020 season when Shreyas took Delhi Capitals to their first ever final. He scored 519 runs that season which became the reason why Delhi reached the finals. Even when Kolkata Knight Riders lifted the trophy last year Shreyas scored 300+ runs while playing in the middle order for the Knight Riders and this year as well when Shreyas took the charge of Punjab Kings he scored 600+ runs and his innings in the Qualifier 2 was one of his best IPL knocks. He took Punjab Kings to the final single handedly.
 

Shreyas Iyer Fielding Stats 

Considered as one of the safest fielder Shreyas Iyer has took some absolute screamers in IPL. Shreyas Iyer though being the captain most of time in his career didn't field in the circle in fact we always see him in the hotspots in the death overs and powerplay as well. One of his latest catch was against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final where he took a crucial catch of Phil Salt which changed the course of the game and it wasn't a catch at all. While fielding he has got injured a lot as well but that didn't stop him from being hungry to take the field and make crucial contributions as a fielder as well.

Shreyas Iyer IPL Record List 

Shreyas Iyer IPL Captaincy Records 

Shreyas Iyer the captain is known as the most successful emerging captain in recent times. He is the first captain to lead 3 IPL franchises in the final and also won the championship with Kolkata Knight Riders.

Shreyas Iyer Runs In IPL

Shreyas has played for almost 10 years in IPL now and his contribution with the bat for every team he has played is crucial in the team's success. Shreyas Iyer has scored a total of 3731 runs in IPL career till now.

Shreyas Iyer Highest Score in IPL

Shreyas Iyer has missed out on his first IPL 100 two times. His highest score in IPL is 97* in the 2025 season.