An enduring player in the IPL, Shreyas Iyer verified himself as an enormous player from the word go. Kolkata Knight Riders assigned Shreyas Iyer as their new Captain for the latest IPL 2022 season on Wednesday, based on his outstanding performance in his rookie season with 439 runs for Delhi Daredevils, buying the uncapped player for a record of Rs. 2.6 crore that time. CEO & MD of KKR, Venky Mysore mentioned “We are all delighted to have a successfully bid for Iyer in the IPL auction & to have the opportunity for him to lead KKR.” The Indian middle-order batter was bought for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore by the franchise during IPL 2022 auction last Saturday.
“He will be a bright leader of KKR as he has already impressed all as a quality batsman at a peak level.” KKR, who made their second purchase of the day in the 27-year-old Mumbai cricketer, were involved in a long bidding war with new franchise Lucknow Super Giants.
The rechristened Delhi Capitals’ fortune under the new captain, and more importantly under the new ownership, only got better as the next season he led the side to the playoffs for the first time in seven years. A shoulder injury in 2021 forced him to miss the first half of the season and had to let go of his captaincy to teammate Rishabh Pant. Shreyas played 8 games in phase 2 of the season in the Middle East, scoring 175 runs at 35 on average.
