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After his brilliant performance as a batter and captain for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Shreyas Iyer has silenced critics and strengthened his case for Team India's white-ball captaincy.
Iyer scored over 600 runs and guided PBKS to the IPL 2025 final, proving his credentials not just as a batter, but also as a great leader.
Though under Iyer's captaincy, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lifted the trophy last year, many believed that the real mastermind behind the scenes was mentor Gautam Gambhir and Iyer was only a remote controlled captain.
However, Iyer proved his doubters wrong ...