Young batsman Shreyas Iyer can get the captaincy of Kolkata! Don’t be surprised, know the reason

IPL 2022 Update: In the next season of IPL, many teams will take the field with the new captain. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is also included among them. KKR surprised everyone by deciding not to retain Eoin Morgan, who took charge of the team last season. Now the team is looking for a new captain. According to the reports, young player Shreyas Iyer can get the command of the team. In the auction to be held on February 12 and 13, KKR can bet big on Iyer. Iyer has captained Delhi in many seasons. He has good experience of captaincy in IPL.

Can get captaincy because of this

If the Kolkata team buys Shreyas Iyer in the auction and makes the captain, then it will be a big advantage for him. Apart from the captain, the team will also get a strong batsman who can play an important role in winning the team by playing in the middle order. Iyer’s previous figures are tremendous and under his captaincy, the Delhi team performed brilliantly. At present, Andre Russell is also a substitute for the captain for Kolkata, but Russell’s fitness can become a problem.

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Iyer’s IPL career has been like this so far

Shreyas Iyer made his IPL debut in the year 2015, since then his bat has played a lot in the tournament. In IPL 2021 too, he scored 175 runs in 8 matches. Talking about Iyer’s IPL career, he has played a total of 87 matches so far, in which 2375 runs have been scored from his bat. Iyer has also scored 16 half-centuries in this tournament. He has hit 88 sixes and 196 fours. It is expected that this time also he will make headlines with his brilliant batting.

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