Shreyas Iyer has been handed the captaincy of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. He has replaced Nitish Rana, who was KKR’s interim skipper in the IPL 2023 edition. Iyer has already led the side in 2022 and will take on the role of skipper once again after a back injury ruled him out for the last season. So, let’s check Shreyas Iyer captaincy record in the IPL as he prepares to make his return to the league:
Shreyas Iyer IPL captaincy record
Iyer has played in 55 matches as a skipper in the IPL. He first captained the Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2018. Later, he went to KKR in 2022 as a skipper. He has a win percentage of 49.09 as a captain in the IPL.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
| 55 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 49.09 |
Shreyas Iyer captaincy record for the Delhi Capitals
The Indian batter has led the DC side in 41 matches, having won 21 matches. The Capitals had also reached the IPL final for the first time under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. His record as DC’s skipper is the best, with a win percentage of over 50.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
| 41 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 51.21 |
Shreyas Iyer captaincy record for KKR
In 2022, Iyer joined the team as a skipper. He was able to win just 6 of the 14 matches in 2022, and currently, his win percentage stands at 42.85. Shreyas couldn’t take part in the IPL 2023 edition due to a back injury and couldn’t improve his win percentage.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
| 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
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