Shreyas Iyer became the seventh IPL captain in history to score over 2000 runs in IPL. He has led Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders before being named as Punjab Kings captain in 2025.
New Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer became the seventh IPL captain to score over 2000 runs in the tournament’s history. The 30-year-old made his IPL debut in 2015 and was part of the Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) till 2021 before switching his base to Kolkata Knight Riders. In IPL 2024, he led KKR to their third IPL title in history but the franchise didn’t retain him after failed negotiations.
Iyer has played 117 matches so far in the IPL and has scored 3127 runs at a strike rate of 127.47. In 2025, he joined Punjab Kings and in the opening match itself, the Mumbai-born showed character and became only the seventh IPL captain to score over 2000 runs. The list features the likes of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and David Warner among others.
| Captains | Runs |
| Virat Kohli | 4994 |
| MS Dhoni | 4660 |
| Rohit Sharma | 3986 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 3518 |
| David Warner | 3356 |
| KL Rahul | 2691 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 2000* |
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