‘Felt I didn’t get the recognition I wanted after winning the IPL’: Shreyas Iyer | Cricket News
Shreyas Iyer who played a vital role in India’s triumphant Champions Trophy campaign, opened up about how he felt he did not get the required recognition when he led Kolkata Knight Riders to their 3rd Indian Premier League (IPL) title last year. This season, the batter will lead Punjab Kings who brought him for a whopping Rs 26.75 crore in the auctions after he was not retained KKR.
“I personally felt I didn’t get the recognition I wanted after winning the IPL but at the end of the day, as long as you have self-integrity and you keep doing the right things when no one is watching, that is more important and that is what I kept doing,” Iyer said to The Times of India.
Last year, Iyer became the eighth captain to win the coveted IPL title as he led KKR to their third championship, beating SunRisers Hyderabad. Despite three seasons with the franchise, Iyer was released KKR, following which he became the second-most IPL auction signing ever when Punjab snapped him up for Rs 26.75 crore in the auctions.
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Punjab will be Iyer’s third franchise in the IPL and a third stint in a leadership role. After having started out in the IPL in 2015 with the Delhi Capitals, Iyer was raised to captaincy in the 2018 season. He also led the Capitals to their first IPL final in the 2020 season.
Iyer also finished second in the batting charts of the recently concluded Champions Trophy with 243 runs, just behind New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra.
Iyer has had a banner year in 2024 as a player with the batter being a part of the Mumbai team that won the Ranji and Irani trophy and under his leadership, Mumbai won their second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in December 2024.
