Punjab Kings (PBK) skipper and star batter Shreeyas Iyer After success as a leader in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, he was returned to India’s Captain Frame by Robin Usappa.
Shreiyas Ayer’s return in the Indian National Cricket Team discussion puts pressure on others such as Shubman Gill and Sriyakumal Yadav.
Shrayas Iyer is currently one format player for Team India
Iyer, who made his Indian debut in 2017, is currently part of a one-day international setup and has not been considered by the Test or T20I Cricket Selection Committee.
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He was once a regular at Team India beyond the format, but lost his form with the advent of youths that led to his expulsion.
The 30-year-old has gained hard yards since dropping out of the Test and T20I team, improving the game significantly, becoming one of the most consistent batsmen in India’s cricket.
He scores both red and white balls, but his best quality remains the leadership he brings to the table. Iyer is a proven leader and led three different teams to the finals of the Indian Premier League and became the first skipper to achieve this feat.
in IPL 2025he joined forces with head coach Ricky Ponting, and their “Project Punjab” was extremely successful as the Punjab Kings provided one of the best performances of all time in the league, reaching the final for the first time since 2014.
Iyer captains India in multiple formats – Robin Uthappa
IPL 2025 Qualifying 2 Mumbai Indians (MI)Iyer played knocks that won 87 runs from 41 balls with 5 Fours and 8 Sixes.
When he finished the match at max against the five-time champions, former Indian national cricket team player Robin Usappa deleted the bomb predictions on X (formerly Twitter).
Robin Uthappa states that Iyer is too good in the player and will soon be captaining the Indian team in multiple formats.
“I’ve said this many times this time, and I’ll say it again!! iyer captains India in multiple formats!! He has to do it!! He’s very good,” Usappa wrote to X.
I’ve said it many times this time, and I’ll say it again! Iyer captains India in multiple formats!! He has to! He’s very good! 🫡🫠
– Robbieuthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 1, 2025
the current, Rohit Sharma Team India’s ODI skipper, Shubman Gill is the test captain, and Suryakumar Yadav is at the helm of T20I cricket.
Gill is also the vice-vers of ODIS’s Rohit Sharma, and has become zero as the future all-format captain, as he was nominated as T20I vice captain before losing his position in the team. Axar was the vice captain of India’s T20I team in previous series.
I don’t know where to start. I’m clearly a huge fan – Ab de Villiers from Shrayas Iyer
Meanwhile, South Africa Royal Challenger Bengaluru Batting Abdebilier labeled himself as a fan of PBKS captain, with Schreyersiaier praises the brilliance of the batting. He said on Jiostar:
“I don’t know where to start. I’m obviously a huge fan. But tonight’s innings were out of this world. He deserves all the praise that comes his way.
“He got taller to know that the odds were piling up against him. His six were delighted to see. His head was still perfect.
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