Shreyas Iyer joins Rohit, Hardik in elite captains' club in IPL after Punjab Kings' heroics in 2025

Shreyas Iyer has done the unthinkable. Iyer became the first captain in IPL history to be released in the next season after winning the title. The 30-year-old, who was coming off leading Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their third title, chose not to be retained, reunited with Ricky Ponting, his former coach at the Delhi Capitals and now finds himself on the brink of scripting history. After being named the Punjab Kings skipper, Iyer has led the 2014 finalists from the front, scoring 500-plus runs in the season, while striking at 171 and has taken the team along.

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