2024 – IPL Champion.
2025 – Just one win away from rewriting history.
You guessed it, we’re talking about Shreyas Iyer. The man, the myth, the maestro of momentum. For Punjab this year, he hasn’t just been a captain—he’s been wavebreaker. Like a rock in the ocean: calm on the outside, storm within.
Sunday night’s scene? Absolutely picture-perfect.
The target: 204. The opponent: Mumbai Indians, with Bumrah breathing fire, Boult swinging missiles, and Santner tossing up his spin spells. But Iyer said, "Not need to fear, when I'm here."
A match-winning 87 off just 41 balls—enough to catapult Punjab to their first IPL title in 11 years, and only their second ever in this cash-rich league. It wasn’t just a knock—it was a masterclass in chasing massive totals. And now? He’s the only captain in IPL history to successfully chase 200+ against Mumbai Indians. That’s not just a feather in the cap—that’s a tiara, my friend.
Season-long consistency? Check. Leadership under pressure? Double check. No wonder he’s Punjab’s top run-scorer this season with a whopping 603 runs. A literal run-machine. Shreyas is turning IPL 2025 into his autobiography.
Cut to earlier this season— Remember Virat Kohli’s aggressive celebration? There was fire, banter, and full-on Instagram-worthy drama. Though both laughed it off later, Iyer now has the chance for revenge.
And not just that—this is his opportunity to avenge that humiliating loss in Qualifier 1.
It’s poetic. A full circle moment. The final frontier. Whatever happens in the final will happen. But this tournament? This has been Shreyas Iyer’s theatre. Scripted like a master, performed like a superstar. Reading the field like Sherlock with a bat in hand, and serving up a perfect balance of caution and carnage—like a five-star buffet.
Now just one win away—And Shreyas Iyer will become the only captain on the planet to lift two IPL trophies with two different franchises. He’s not just chasing glory—he’s chasing immortality.
