Overview
- Iyer’s recent leadership run includes KKR’s 2024 title and Punjab Kings’ runners-up finish in 2025.
- He scored 604 runs in IPL 2025 at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175.07, including six fifties.
- Across his IPL captaincy career, Iyer has 48 wins in 83 matches.
- Badrinath cautions it is too early to compare Iyer with MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who have five titles each.
- He highlights the complexity of IPL captaincy, praising Iyer’s handling of international stars, coaching demands and ownership scrutiny at PBKS.