IND vs ZIM: Despite the victory, Shreyas Iyer still has a shameful record in his name, remained last in this matter

IND vs ZIM: Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Team India lost the T20 series in Ireland for the first time. After which the team also lost badly against England. After which all the fans started raising big questions on the new captain Iyer. Due to which the series against Zimbabwe has become important for them. Where he performed well in the first match and won. However, even after that, a shameful record has been registered in the name of Shreyas Iyer.

Shameful record registered in the name of Shreyas Iyer

The Indian team performed brilliantly with both ball and bat against Zimbabwe in Harare. Due to which the Indian team got victory by 7 wickets in the 14th over itself. However, a shameful record was registered in Iyer’s name with this. As Indian T-20 captain, Shreyas Iyer has won his 8th match. This is the longest wait of any Indian captain for his first win. Earlier this record was in the name of Rishabh Pant. As Indian captain, he won the third T-20 match. Apart from this, veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill had won the second T20 match as Indian captain. Apart from this, 10 Indian captains had registered victory in the first match itself.

Shreyas Won his 1st Match as a Captain!

Number of matches taken by Indian Captain to Win 1st T20I match

1 – Sehwag
1 – Raina
1 – Rahane
1 – Rohit
1 – Dhawan
1 – Hardik
1 – Rahul
1 – Bumrah
1 – Ruturaj
1 – Surya
2 – Dhoni
2 – Kohli
2- Gill
3 – Pant
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— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) July 23, 2026

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Iyer will be tested in Asian Games

Now the real test of Shreyas Iyer as captain will be during the Asian Games 2026. This is going to be Iyer’s first big tournament after becoming the captain. In such a situation, if he easily wins the gold medal in this tournament, then all the questions being raised against him will stop. However, if he does not win the Asian Games, his captaincy may also be lost. Due to which Shreyas Iyer is currently preparing keeping that tournament in mind. So that all the players of Team India remain fully prepared during the Asian Games.

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