Shreyas Iyer is an Indian cricket player. He was born on 6 December 1994 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His sun sign is Sagittarius. He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Mumbai, and earned a graduate degree from Podar College, Mumbai. 

His father, Santosh Iyer is a businessman. His mother, Rohini Iyer is homemaker. 

Shreyas Iyer is unmarried. 

Shreyas Iyer’s favourites

His hobbies include playing football, tennis, and golf.

His favourite players are AB de Villiers, Roger Federer, Christiano Ronaldo, Andrea Pirlo, Eden Hazard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

He likes to eat sambar, rasam, potato curry, pappadam with rice, and pani puri. 

His favourite singers/bands are Michael Jackson, Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Linkin Park.

His favourite song is ‘Tera Hone Laga Hoon’ from the film ‘Azab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.’

His favourite actresses are Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, and Deepika Padukone. 

He frequently visits the restaurant Bombay West Bridgeford in Nottingham, UK.

Interesting facts about Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer’s early cricket journey has been recorded and released as a documentary with the title ‘Shreyas Iyer Documentary- A Father’s Dream.’

Shreyas received cricket training from former Indian cricketer Praveen Amre. 

Shreyas Iyer was selected to play for Vijay Hazare Trophy during 2014-15. He made an exceptional performance by scoring 273 runs with an average of 54.60.

Shreyas Iyer’s Ranji Trophy debut

During the same season, Shreyas Iyer made his first-class cricket debut in the Ranji Trophy and scored 809 runs with an average of 50.56.

His fellow players have given him the nickname ‘Young Viru’ for his aggressive batting style. 

Shreyas Iyer’s IPL debut

In the year 2018, he made his IPL debut with the team ‘Delhi Daredevils.’ He replaced Gautam Gambhir as the captain of the team. 

Shreyas made his ODI debut on 10 December 2017 in a match against Sri Lanka. 

He played his first T20 match against New Zealand on 1 November 2017. 

Shreyas Iyer’ jersey number is 41.

Shreyas Iyer’s records

In 2014, he played 3 matches for Trent Bridge cricket team and scored 297 runs at an average of 99.

In 2015-2016 Ranji Trophy season, he made 930 runs in 13 innings at an average of 71 with 3 centuries, 4 half-centuries and a double century.

Shreyas Iyer’s awards

In the year 2015, he was awarded the IPL Emerging Player of the Year award.

In 2016, he won the SV Rajadyaksha Trophy for scoring the most runs in Ranji Trophy.

The same year, he won the Indian Domestic Cricketer of the Year award by CEAT Cricket Ratings