As soon as the bidding on Shreyas Iyer started in the mega auction of IPL 2025, he made a unique record in his name. He has become the most expensive player in IPL history. Punjab Kings have added him for Rs 26.75 crores. Shreyas Iyer had kept his base price for the mega auction at Rs 2 crore.

There was a fierce race between the teams regarding Shreyas Iyer. Teams like Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings were ahead in the race to buy him. There was a competition regarding Shreyas Iyer because apart from being a batsman, he is also a captaincy option for the teams.

Champion captain gets new team

Shreyas Iyer has been very successful as a captain so far in IPL. Apart from making Kolkata Knight Riders the champion under his captaincy, Iyer has also taken the Delhi team to the final once. That means he knows how to run the team well, which not everyone is able to do in this high pressure league. Apart from this, Iyer has also been successful in leaving his mark as a batsman. Shreyas Iyer has played a total of 115 matches in IPL so far. During this period he has scored 3127 runs at an average of 32.24. He has also scored 21 half-centuries.