Full name Shreyas Santosh Iyer Nickname Shre Name Shreyas Iyer | Batting style Right-handed Role Cricketer Date joined 2015 | |
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2015–present Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 41) Current team Delhi Daredevils (Batsman) Similar People Mayank Agarwal, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Rohit Sharma, Gary Kirsten Profiles | ||
Bowling style Right-arm off break | ||
Shreyas iyer documentary a father s dream
Shreyas Santosh Iyer (born 6 December 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Mumbai cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He also represented Trent Bridge Cricket Team in England during the 2014 season. He plays for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. On the 25 March 2017 he came on as a substitute fielder in the fourth Test versus Australia and he ran Steve O'Keefe out for 8.
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- Early years
- Career
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Early years
Iyer, at the age of 12, was spotted by coach Pravin Amre at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana. Amre trained him in his early cricketing days. Iyer's teammates at the age group levels used to compare him to Virender Sehwag. He pursued his graduation from Podar College in Mumbai, where he helped his college team lift some trophies.
His junior and age-group cricket journey has been documented in the short-film title 'Shreyas Iyer Documentary - A Father's Dream' directed by cricket writer Aayush Puthran
Career
In 2014 Iyer represented Trent Bridge Cricket Team during a trip of the U.K., he played three matches scoring 297 runs at an average of 99 with a highest score of 171, a new team record.
Iyer made his List A debut for Mumbai in November 2014 playing in the 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 273 runs in that tournament at an average of 54.60. He made his first-class cricket debut in December 2014 during the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy. He scored a total of 809 runs in his debut Ranji season at an average of 50.56 including two centuries and six fifties. He was 7th highest scorer of 2014–15 Ranji Trophy.
In February 2015, Iyer was signed in the 2015 IPL players auction by the Delhi Daredevils for 2.6 crores (approximately $430,000). Thus Iyer became the highest earning uncapped player in the tournament. He scored 439 runs in 14 matches, with a 33.76 average and a strike rate of 128.36, making him the 9th most consistent player and Emerging Player of IPL 8
In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, Iyer scored 1,321 runs during the tournament including four centuries and seven fifties at an average of 73.39, becoming the top scorer of the Ranji season and second player to score 1,300 runs in a single Ranji Trophy competition. In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, Iyer scored 725 runs including two centuries and two fifties at an average of 42.64. He scored 202* off 210 balls, against the visiting Australia team in a 3-Day Practice match in Mumbai, his highest First Class score.
In March 2017, he was added to India's Test squad as cover for Virat Kohli, ahead of the fourth Test against Australia. He came on as a substitute fielder in the fourth test and ran out Stephen O'Keefe for 8.