This
will
not
be
the
first
time
the
Indian
batter
has
donned
a
captain’s
role
as
he
earlier
led
the
Delhi
Capitals
(Delhi
Daredevils)
side
in
the
Indian
Premier
League
for
a
few
seasons.
Shreyas
had
taken
over
the
captaincy
of
Delhi
Daredevils
(now
Delhi
Capitals)
midway
through
the
season
in
2018
and
became
the
youngest
player
to
lead
the
franchise
in
IPL
history.
Iyer
smashed
a
match-winning
unbeaten
93
from
40
balls
in
his
first
match
as
skipper
against
KKR.
He
was
retained
as
captain
for
IPL
2019,
when
he
scored
463
runs,
leading
the
Delhi
franchise
to
their
first
Playoffs
appearance
in
7
years.
In
IPL
2020
Iyer
led
the
side
to
the
final,
but
fell
in
the
final
hurdle
to
Mumbai
Indians.
Ahead
of
the
2021
season,
an
unfortunate
shoulder
injury
to
Iyer
saw
him
miss
the
first
phase
with
compatriot
Rishabh
Pant
taking
over
the
role
of
captain
for
Delhi
Capitals.
He
returned
in
the
second
phase
of
that
season,
but
was
released
ahead
of
the
2022
mega
auction.
Similarly
KKR,
who
released
previous
skippers
Dinesh
Karthik
and
Eoin
Morgan
ahead
of
the
auctions,
were
looking
at
players
that
could
lead
the
team
and
found
an
eligible
candidate
in
Shreyas,
who
is
on
the
back
of
a
brilliant
season
for
the
national
side.
KKR,
however,
had
to
break
the
bank
to
land
the
stylish
batter
as
a
number
of
sides
headed
into
the
auction
needing
a
captain.
Since
the
inaugural
edition,
six
players
have
captained
the
side
with
Gautam
Gambhir
being
the
most
successful
having
led
the
side
to
two
IPL
titles.
Morgan
also
led
the
side
to
the
final,
but
finished
runners
up
in
the
2021
season.
Karthik,
Sourav
Ganguly.
Jacques
Kallis
and
current
head
coach
Brendon
McCullum
also
had
captaincy
stints
at
the
franchise.
Iyer
will
be
the
seventh
man
to
lead
KKR.
Now,
here
is
a
look
at
Shreyas
Iyer
captaincy
record
and
stats
in
IPL
so
far:
Shreyas
Iyer
Captaincy
Record
Matches
as
captain
in
IPL:
41
Won:
21
Lost:
18
Tied:
2
Winning
Percentage:
53.65
Shreyas
has
captained
an
IPL
team
in
41
matches.
He
has
won
21
matches
and
lost
18
matches,
while
2
matches
have
ended
in
a
tie
resulting
in
a
super
over
finish
which
ended
in
the
favour
of
DC.
Iyer
has
a
winning
percentage
of
53.65.
Shreyas
Iyer
Captaincy
stats
Shreyas
Iyer
has
scored
1242
runs,
including
8
fifties,
in
41
matches
as
captain.
Overall,
he
has
scored
2375
runs
including
16
fifties
in
87
IPL
matches.
Shreyas
Iyer
Captaincy
Record
vs
other
teams
| Against Team |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
No Result |
Winning % |
| CSK | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| MI | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| SRH | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| RCB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| KKR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| RR | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| PBKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
KKR
captains
records
so
far
| Player |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
No Result |
Winning % |
|
Gautam Gambhir |
122 | 69 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 57.43 |
|
Dinesh Karthik |
37 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.70 |
|
Sourav Ganguly |
27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 48.14 |
|
Eoin Morgan |
24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 47.91 |
|
Brendon McCullum |
13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26.92 |
|
Jacques Kallis |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
