Shreyas Iyer was never everyone’s choice, but he is making it hard to question his captaincy.
\n\nShreyas Iyer has been under the scanner for almost his entire cricketing career. Right or wrong, the Indian T20 skipper has reason to smile. Defeating New Zealand emphatically and sealing the series on Tuesday is defining. More so, since his start as leader after taking over from Suryakumar Yadav was shaky in England this summer.
\n\nCritics have plenty to say about the Mumbaikar, a Tam Bram by birth but more Marathi than others. If you talk of K. Srikkanth, the fearless batter of yesteryear, he is an Iyengar. Yes, his accent gives it away; he is from Chennai. The same goes for other illustrious players from Tamil Nadu: R. Ashwin and L. Sivaramakrishnan, the sensational spinner who is now experimenting with coaching.
\n\nThese players come from different generations. So, in a sense, Shreyas Iyer, despite the surname, is a Marathi ‘Khadoos,’ a phrase used for cricketers from the Maximum City. When Shreyas ascended the throne in June 2026, many felt a bit of heartburn. After all, he wasn't an active international cricketer. The lament on social media at that time was that he was…
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