Shreyas Iyer There is going to be a major reshuffle in the Indian T-20 team. Suryakumar Yadav is about to be stripped of captaincy. If reports are to be believed, Surya’s removal from captaincy has been confirmed. Only official announcement is yet to be made. If reports are to be believed, Shreyas Iyer will be India’s next T-20 captain. In such a situation, let us know the 3 reasons why Shreyas Iyer is being made the next T20 captain.
Shreyas Iyer proved
Shreyas Iyer has performed brilliantly as captain in IPL 2026. He has also made KKR champion under his captaincy in IPL 2024. Apart from this, under his captaincy in IPL 2025, he has taken Punjab Kings to the finals. However, Punjab had to face defeat against RCB. Shreyas Iyer has captained in 93 IPL matches. During this period he has won 55 matches.
Proved in IPL 2026
He has given proof of his captaincy in IPL 2026 also. He made Punjab Kings win the first 6 matches. But the special thing about Iyer is that he also scores runs as a captain. For Punjab Kings, as captain in the year 2025, he has scored 604 runs in 17 matches with an average of 50.33. Apart from this, he also scored a lot of runs in IPL 2026.
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Recent form also became the reason
Iyer performed amazingly for Punjab Kings this season. Playing 14 matches this season, he scored 498 runs at an average of 55.33. Apart from 1 century, he scored 5 half-centuries in his name. He also scored the first century of his IPL career in this season. Iyer also impressed with his strike rate. He batted with a strike rate of 168.81.
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