2024 IPL Triumph was considered a bright chapter in Shreyas Iyer’s career as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). However, Shreyas Iyer raised the IPL trophy, but former patron Gautam Gambhir stole all the headlines and emerged as the face of KKR’s success in 2024.
As mentioned by Cricblogger, Gautam Gambhir received all the credit for KKR’s IPL 2024 Triumph, sowed a crack seeds between him and Iyer, which was barely recognized for his captaincy.
His crown moment soon turned into a bitter taste as the whispers spread quickly that Iyer was seen with Gambhir’s great appearance.
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Even Mumbaikar showed his disappointment several times. Sources claimed that it was a turning point, in which Iyer soon got out of Gambhir’s good books. Despite an outstanding IPL season and strong ODI performance, Iyer’s position in the Indian cricket team is uncertain.
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Gambhir was also against Iyer’s selection for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, but it was the Indian chief selector, Ajit Agkar, who stepped into the squad and drafted him, and later he played an important role in men in the title Vijay of Blue under Rohit Sharma in UAE.
Ajit Agkar rescued Shreyas Iyer once, but Gautam makes a serious attack
But Gambhir managed to get Shreyas Iyer out of the T20 squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 in the United Arab Emirates next month, and this was the biggest blow for the stylish batsman, as the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is just a month away in India and Sri Lanka.
This is not a simple selection or mere strategic call, but is a result of stressful relations between Iyer and Gambhir. The report claimed that individual equations, not only performances, are preferred in the era of severe.
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Shreyas Iyer is angry because Gautam Gambhir takes all credit for the KKR title win.
After taking all the credit for KKR’s third IPL Triumph, Iyer never calmed down about his frustration. The right -handed batsman felt that serious and supportive employees were given all credit for the victory of KKR’s 2024 title, which led to the role of the players.
And it did not sit well with the former KKR captain. Iyer’s dissatisfaction and frustration was not hidden in her circle, and it took no time to reach the KKR mentor reported by Cricablogger. And by the time Gambhir was formally appointed as the head coach of India, the stress had already increased in a visible tug-off-pass.
BCCI sees Shreyas Iyer as the next ODI captain of India
Meanwhile, BCCI is considering Shreyas Iyer as the next ODI captain. According to a report by Dainik Jagran, both formal and informal discussions about the future of the team in all three forms of the game have already been held.
The BCCI is no longer eager to make a single player cumbersome with captaincy in forms due to the packed schedule. It is being said that Iyer may get a chance to lead the ODI side to start as the Australia series in October on October. However, it depends largely on the future of the current captain Rohit Sharma.
