Out of the team since 2023, did not get a chance even in the World Cup, then how did Shreyas Iyer come into the race for captaincy?

Shreyas Iyer Next Captain: After the end of IPL, Indian cricket fans are waiting for international matches. The Indian team will start a Test and 3 ODI series against Afghanistan from June 6. After this the Indian team will go on tour to Ireland and England. The Indian team will play 2 T20 matches on the Ireland tour, while there will be a 5-match T20 series on the England tour. There is a possibility of changes in India’s T20 team for this series.

According to media reports, captain Suryakumar Yadav, who recently made India win the T20 World Cup, (Suryakumar Yadav) Has been removed from the captaincy. There is talk of making Shreyas Iyer the captain in his place. Apart from Iyer, the names of Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are also being discussed, but Shreyas is at the forefront in this race.

How did Iyer enter the captaincy race?

Shreyas Iyer (Shreyas Iyer) He has been out of India’s T20 team for a long time. He played the last T20 International match for India in the year 2023. Since then he has not been able to make his place in the Indian T20 team. In such a situation, the big question is what did Iyer do in these two and a half years, due to which he became the biggest contender for the captaincy of the Indian team.

Actually, Shreyas Iyer has improved a lot in his T20 game over the years. In the year 2024, Shreyas Iyer performed brilliantly in domestic cricket and won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After this, in the same year Iyer led Kolkata Knight Riders to win the IPL title. After this, discussions started about his return to Team India, but luck did not favor him.

Explosive performance in IPL

Shreyas Iyer Punjab Kings again in IPL 2025 (Punjab Kings) Joined the team of. Under the captaincy of Iyer, Punjab Kings qualified for the finals after years, but could not win the trophy. However, Iyer performed well with his batting that season. This made him the first choice to captain the Indian T20 team, but he was ignored. Shreyas Iyer was not given a chance in the squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

After this, IPL 2026 also started with a bang under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, but could not qualify for the playoffs. However, this did not have much impact on Shreyas Iyer’s batting. Iyer scored 498 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2026 at an average of 55.33 and strike rate of 168.81.

Better record than Suryakumar

Preparations are being made to bring Shreyas Iyer in place of captain Suryakumar Yadav in Indian T20. Along with captaincy, Shreyas Iyer can also bat at number four in place of Surya. Iyer’s T20 record in recent times is also much better than Suryakumar Yadav. Shreyas Iyer has played a total of 51 T20 International matches for India. During this period, he has batted at number four in 10 innings, in which he has scored 263 runs at an average of 37.57 and strike rate of 150.28. It includes 2 half-centuries.

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