From Ball Boy to the champion captain in IPL … Shreyas Iyer told the story so far from his first season – Shreyas Iyer was a ball boy in the first season he made kkr champion under

New Delhi: The Indian Premier League started in 2008. So far, a total of 17 seasons have been played and the 18th season starts from 22 March. The league started, now two decades are about to end. During this time, the league has now changed a lot. One such change happened in a 13 -year -old child who used to see players playing as a ball boy across the boundary line in the first season of IPL, but today he is the captain in the same IPL. Not only the captain, his name is also the achievement of winning the title as captain. He is none other than Shreyas Iyer, who became the captain of Punjab Kings in the 18th season. Shreyas Iyer told his story in an interview to Star Sports how he was a ball boy in the first season of IPL. In this interview, Iyer said, ‘I was a ball boy in the match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first season of IPL. I also met my favorite player Ross Taylor at the same match. However, I was quite embarrassed then and when I came to ask for something, I was hesitant.

Iyer made IPL debut in 2015

Iyer’s journey was not easy from a ball boy to becoming a captain in the IPL. For this, he worked hard day and night, after which he got a chance to play for Delhi Capitals in 2015. Iyer stayed with this team till 2021. During this time he also got captaincy. Iyer’s bat was also very thunder while playing for Delhi. However, after 7 seasons he separated from this team.

KKR became champion under Iyer’s captaincy

Shreyas was associated with Kolkata Knight Riders after the departure of Delhi Capitals. Iyer entered KKR in the year 2022. As soon as he came to the team, he also got it under captaincy. However, Iyer did not play due to injury in IPL 2023, but when he returned in 2024, the team’s fate also changed. KKR, led by Iyer, won the title, showing a strong game. However, in the 18th season, Iyer decided to separate from KKR and now he has become the captain of Punjab Kings.