Shreyas Iyer is an Indian cricketer. His full name is Shreyas Santosh Iyer. His nickname is Shre and Young Viru. He is a part-time leg break googly bowler. He was born on 6 December 1994. His place of birth is Mumbai. He is currently 31 years old. He is a right-handed batsman. He is a middle-order batsman. His religion is Hinduism. His caste is Brahman. His height is 5 feet 10 inches. His weight is 65 kg. His eye colour and hair colour are black. His jersey number for the Indian national team and domestic team is 41. His coach was Pravin Amre. His favourite shot is the cover drive. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. His school name is Don Basco High School, Mumbai. His college name is R.A Podar College, Mumbai. He is non vegetarian. His hobbies are watching and playing football, tennis, and golf. He also likes swimming. His father’s name is Santosh Iyer, who is a businessman. His mother’s name is Rohini Iyer. He also has a sister. He has a car collection of a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG SUV and a Hyundai i20. He represented Mumbai, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, India Under-19s, India A, India B, India Blue, India Green, Indian Board President’s XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Cricket Association XI, Mumbai Under-19s, Rest of India, and West Zone.
Shreyas Iyer Batting Statistics:
| Batting in Each Format | Total Matches | Total Runs | Highest Score | Average | Hundreds | Fifties |
| Tests | 14 | 811 | 105 | 36.86 | 1 | 5 |
| ODIs | 70 | 2845 | 128* | 48.22 | 5 | 22 |
| T20Is | 51 | 1104 | 74* | 30.66 | 0 | 8 |
| FC | 81 | 6363 | 233 | 48.57 | 14 | 33 |
| List A | 157 | 6333 | 148 | 48.71 | 15 | 39 |
| T20s | 240 | 6578 | 147 | 34.08 | 3 | 43 |
Shreyas Iyer’s Favourites:
His favourite cricketer is AB De Villiers. His favourite tennis player is Roger Federer. His favourite football players are Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrea Pirlo, Eden Hazard, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. His favourite singers are Michael Jackson, Eminem, and Lil Wayne. His favourite foods are Sambar, Rasam, Potato Curry, Pappadum with rice, and Panipuri. His favourite music band is Linkin Park. His favourite actresses are Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johnson and Deepika Padukone. His favourite song is “Tera Hona Laga Hu” from the film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. His favourite TV show is Tom and Jerry. His favourite car is a Ferrari. His favourite restaurant is Bombay West, Bridgford, Nottingham, U.K.
Shreyas Iyer Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Shreyas Iyer played his first match for the Mumbai Indians. He played in this match against Jammu & Kashmir at Wankhede Stadium. It was the match of the Ranji Trophy 2014. Although he did not perform well in the first match, he was among the tournament’s top scorers. He played 10 matches in this tournament and scored 809 runs. He scored 2 hundreds and 6 fifties. His highest individual score was 153, and his batting average was 50 in this tournament. He played 5 matches in the Ranji Trophy 2024. He scored 480 runs with an average of 68. His highest individual score was 233 runs. He scored 2 centuries in this tournament.
List A Career:
Shreyas Iyer played his first List A match against Surashtra. He represented Mumbai in this match. The match was played in the West Zone, Ahmadabad. It was the match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2014. Shreyas scored 59 runs in this match by hitting 4 fours and 1 six. He played 6 matches in this tournament and scored 273 runs. His highest individual score was 105* His batting average was 54. He scored 1 century and 2 half-centuries.
T20 Career:
Shreyas Iyer played his first match at the West Zone, Wankhede. It was the match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2014. He represented Mumbai against the Baroda team. The players like Irfan Pathan, Yousuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, and Surya Kumar Yadav were part of this match.
IPL Career:
He represented 3 different teams in 133 matches. He scored 3731 runs. His batting average was 34. His highest individual score was 97 runs. He made 27 fifties in this tournament. He also led different teams and proved to be a successful captain.
Shreyas Iyer International Career:
Test Career:
Shreyas Iyer played his first match against New Zealand in Kanpur. It was the Test Series between India and New Zealand. It was held in India. Shreyas scored 105 runs in the first innings and 65 in the second innings. Shreyas was the second-highest run scorer of this series. He scored 202 runs in 4 innings at an average of 50.
ODI Career:
He played his first ODI match against Sri Lanka at Dharamsala. It was the match of the Sri Lanka tour to India 2017. Shreyas scored 162 runs in this series of 3 matches. His batting average was 54. He also played well against New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. He scored 48 runs by hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes. He was the second-highest scorer of this tournament. He scored 243 in 5 innings. His batting average was 48. His performance played an important role in making his team become the champions of the Champions Trophy 2025.
T20I Career:
He played his first match against New Zealand when New Zealand toured India. He played this match in Delhi in 2017. India won this match by 53 runs. He also represented India against Australia in 5 five-match T20 series in 2023. He performed well in this series. His batting style is ideal for T20 cricket as he always looks to dominate the bowlers.
Conclusion:
Shreyas Iyer is one of the top Indian batsmen of the current era. He has been performing and leading different teams in the IPL. He can be the captain of the Indian cricket team in the coming days. We hope he will keep performing for his country in the coming days.
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