With an amazing record, Shreyas Iyer achieve this position in IPL which no captain has been able to in IPL history so far
Shreyas Iyer IPL Record: He is making new records as a captain in IPL. Along with taking Punjab Kings to the final, he has also made an amazing record in his name. Where no one has been able to reach till now.
When it comes to the most successful captains of IPL, the names that come first are MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who have won the most five titles each for Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. However, Shreyas Iyer has set an amazing record in the IPL as a captain, which no one has even come close to. Along with taking Punjab Kings to the final in IPL 2025, Shreyas Iyer has become the first captain in the world to take three different teams to the finals in this tournament under his captaincy.
Shreyas Iyer first led Delhi Capitals to the 2020 IPL final under his captaincy, but his team lost to Mumbai Indians in the final. After this, he not only led Kolkata Knight Riders to the final last year, but also won the title. Now Punjab Kings have also reached the final of the IPL under his leadership.
There have been many legendary captains in the history of IPL, at the top of which are MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma. After this come the names of Gautam Gambhir, Hardik Pandya, and David Warner. But apart from Shreyas Iyer, no captain has been able to take more than one team to the final. Although many players have been the captain of three teams, they have been able to take only one team to the final.
Shreyas Iyer has done amazing captaincy in IPL 2025. About six uncapped players are playing in the playing XI of the Punjab Kings. Despite this, this team has performed brilliantly throughout the season. Shreyas Iyer played a wonderful captaincy innings in Qualifier 2. He calmly scored 87 runs with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes in just 41 balls and led the team to the final.
