Shreyas Iyer, full name as Shreyas Santosh Iyer, was born on December 6, 1994, in Mumbai, is a famous dynamic right-handed batsman of Indian national cricket team. He is the first Indian cricketer who has scored a century and a half century in the test debut against New Zealand in November 2021. He has played in the Mumbai team in the domestic cricket and leads the Kolkata Knight Riders to won their first IPL title in 2024. In 2014, he played first in the international level cricket, ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, for the India Under-19 team. In the wining of 2023 Asia Cup, he was played a crucial role. In 2015 IPL, Iyer scored 439 runs and won the Emerging Player of the Year award. This blog post portrait his life story including cricket stats, records, personal information etc.
Early Life
Shreyas Santosh Iyer was born on December 6, 1994, in Chembur, Mumbai in a cricket supportive family. Santosh Iyer, his father, is Tamil, and Rohini Iyer, his mother, is Tulu. The origin of his family is from Thrissur, Kerala. He schooled from Don Bosco High School, Matunga. Then he went to Ramniranjan Anandilal Podar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, for graduation. He played various cricket matches at the college level and contributed a key role for the success of the team and won six trophies. When he was 8, coach Pravin Amre revealed his cricketing talent at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana and nurtured his skills. He was invented as an aggressive batsman and also often compared to Virender Sehwag.
Shreyas Iyer, Cricket Career
Player Profile
Category
Details
Batting Style
Right-handed batter
Bowling Style
Right-arm leg break
Wicket-keeping?
No
Jersey Number
41
Coach/Mentor
Pravin Amre
Domestic Team Information
Year
Domestic Team(s)
2013-14
Mumbai (Ranji Trophy)
2015-18
Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals)
2019-21
Delhi Capitals
2022-24
Kolkata Knight Riders
International/National Cricket Debut
Format
Date
Against
Stadium
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
February 14, 2014, India Under-19
Pakistan
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
ODI
10-Dec-17
Sri Lanka
Dharamshala
Test
25-Nov-21
New Zealand
Green Park, Kanpur
T20
1-Nov-17
New Zealand
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
IPL
9-Apr-15
Chennai Super Kings
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Batting Statistics
Format
Matches
Total Runs
Average Runs
Strike Rate
Highest Score
100s
50s
6s
4s
Catches
ODI
65
2,425
44.9
95.12
125*
6
14
34
202
21
Test
25
1,680
44.21
56.21
105
4
10
18
206
15
T20
50
1,110
28.46
136.77
96
0
7
49
103
12
IPL
101
2,802
31.13
129.6
96
0
21
92
268
43
Bowling Statistics
Format
Overs Bowled
Wickets
Average
Economy Rate
Best Bowling
5-Wicket Hauls
ODI
30
8
25.75
6.86
3 (32)
0
Test
50
12
32
3.8
4(47)
0
T20
10
4
27.5
8.25
2(21)
0
IPL
20
7
31
8.5
3(24)
0
Cricket Records & Awards
Year
Match Name
Played Against
Description of the Record
Name of the Award
2014
Under-19 World Cup
Various
Played for India U-19 cricket team
2015
IPL Season
Chennai Super Kings
Scored 439 runs in debut IPL season
IPL Emerging Player of the Year
2017
ODI Debut
Sri Lanka
Made ODI debut
2017
T20 Debut
New Zealand
Made T20 debut
2021
Test Debut
New Zealand
Scored a century and a half-century in debut Test match
2023
Cricket World Cup Semi-Finals
New Zealand
Scored a century
2023
Asia Cup
Various
Part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup
2024
IPL Final
Various
Won IPL title as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders
2024
IPL Season
Various
Became the 5th Indian player to lead a team to IPL title victory
Personal Details
Category
Details
Full Name
Shreyas Santosh Iyer
Nickname
Shre
Profession
Cricketer
Famous for
Right-handed batter for the Indian cricket team
Birthday
6-Dec-94
Age as of 2024
29
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Birth Place
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Father
Santosh Iyer
Mother
Rohini Iyer
Siblings
One sister: Shresta Iyer
Hometown
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Address
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Indian
Religion
Hinduism
Educational Qualification
Bachelor’s degree
School
Don Bosco High School, Mumbai
College
R.A. Podar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Marital Status
Single
Marriage Date
N/A
Relationship/Girlfriend
As of now, Shreyas Iyer is not publicly known to be in a relationship
Net Worth/Earning
$5 million (approx.)
Food Habits/Diet Chart
Non-vegetarian
Fitness Schedule
Regular gym workouts, cardio, and cricket practice