Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has praised Shreyas IyerDiscussing his captaincy, his status among the greatest IPL captains of all time.
Iyer has captained three teams in IPL. He was appointed captain of Delhi Capitals in 2018, leading them to the final in 2020. He was then made the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2022 season and led them to the title in 2024.
Pathan said that Iyer's credibility has increased due to the fact that he has taken many teams to the finals. The former all-rounder believes that if the Mumbai-born player leads PBKS Along with the trophy, it will enhance his credibility as one of the greatest IPL captains of all time, putting him in the history where MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir currently belong.
“In that list of MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir, I think Shreyas Iyer has to be one of the best captains. It is not easy to take three different franchises to the final. Each franchise is different, their culture, setup and their mentality is completely different. It is not easy to adjust to those things and then move on. No one has ever done that.
MS Dhoni won all five trophies with CSK and it is not that he has not played for any other franchise. Similarly, Rohit Sharma has won all his trophies as captain with MI, and Gautam Gambhir did the same for KKR in those two seasons. But here you have Shreyas Iyer, who has taken three franchises to the finals and led KKR to victory. Another trophy; If he wins it with Punjab, he will surpass everyone,” Pathan said via JioStar.
Apart from being a brilliant leader on the field, the PBKS skipper has also been brilliant for his franchise with the bat. He has scored 328 runs in 2026 at a strike rate of 165.66, which includes four half-centuries. He was also their best batsman in 2025, scoring 604 runs at a whopping strike rate of 175.07. He has scored 4,059 runs in 143 IPL matches.
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