'He's that good': Shreyas Iyer backed to lead India in multiple formats as MI bow out of IPL 2025

Shreyas Iyer made a name in the history books as he became the first ever captain in IPL history to take three franchises to the final of IPL. The 30 year old had led the Kolkata Knight Riders to their first IPL title in a decade and prior to that he also led the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020 Finals.

With Iyer being among the only eight captains who have won an IPL Trophy and on the way to winning another silverware, the chorus for handing him more responsibility within the Indian team has also started to grow.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Uthappa wrote, “I’ve said this time and again and I’ll say it AGAIN!! Iyer will captain India in multiple formats!! He has to!! He’s that good!! 🫡🫠”

While there may not any captaincy spot open for Iyer to take over in the Indian team at the moment, the Mumbai based batter will likely be taking inspiration from Rohit Sharma. Sharma led Mumbai Indians to five IPL trophies from 2013 to 2020, all the while Indian team was either led by MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli. Finally when the opportunity arose to lead team India after Virat Kohli stepped down, Sharma took it with both hands and has since led the team to two ICC trophies: T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025.

In the meantime, Iyer's performances with the bat are making it more and more unlikely that the BCCI would be able to ignore Iyer for long in either T20Is or the Test format.