Recently Shreyas Iyer came live on KKR’s social media channel.
new Delhi, Indian Premier League 2022 is going to start from 26 March. Many big changes have been seen in this IPL (IPL 2022). This time the captaincy of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, which has won the title twice in the IPL, is going to be handled by young batsman Shreyas Iyer.
In the mega auction of IPL 2022, KKR bought Indian young batsman Shreyas Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore. At the same time, KKR has made him the captain of the team. After becoming the captain of the team, Shreyas Iyer has spoken about the mega auction for the first time.
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Recently Shreyas Iyer came live on KKR’s social media channel. During this, he said that even though he was not showing it to anyone outside, he was quite restless inside during the mega auction.
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Shreyas said, ‘I was also watching the auction. KKR bidding on me right from the start, some big franchises were also in the running. There was a good race going on. All the teammates were watching the auction at Bio-Bubble in Ahmedabad. Yes, it’s true that I was beating fast. I couldn’t hold back my feelings. I was trying to look good in front of everyone, but inside I was very restless.’
Shreyas Iyer said, ‘I will come now with a very different mindset. I am now more mature and experienced in my decision making and captaincy skills. Looking forward to working with each and every member of the team. The effort should be to build that synergy, which can really help the team perform at a different level. I’m just going to love responsibility and I thrive under pressure.’
Shreyas further said, ‘You know it is a matter of great pride for me to be a part of the KKR family. I really want to appreciate the work that has been done by all the great players in the past. I would like to follow in the same footsteps that he has made for KKR. Personally, I feel that I am the captain of the players and I want to create an environment where everyone sits and has only one objective that is to win the title.
He said about Kolkata coach Brendon McCullum, ‘I have spoken to him many times. He is very calm and I am looking forward to working with him. I wish a successful season with him in the coming year.
Let us tell you that earlier Shreyas has taken over the captaincy of Delhi Capitals team. Delhi released him after the 2021 season. Shreyas recently performed brilliantly in the T20 series against Sri Lanka.