{"id":16635,"date":"2026-05-17T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/17\/sarpanch-shreyas-iyer-reaches-another-ipl-milestone-joins-ms-dhoni-and-virat-kohli-to-become\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:30:01","slug":"sarpanch-shreyas-iyer-reaches-another-ipl-milestone-joins-ms-dhoni-and-virat-kohli-to-become","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=16635","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sarpanch&#8217; Shreyas Iyer reaches another IPL milestone, joins MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to become &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131152565,imgsize-45964,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mmbn-54.jpg\" alt=\"'Sarpanch' Shreyas Iyer reaches another IPL milestone, joins MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to become ...\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;Shreyas Iyer &lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shreyas Iyer entered an elite list in IPL history on Sunday after becoming only the fifth player to captain a side in 100 matches in the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The milestone came during Punjab Kings\u2019 IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Before Iyer, only MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had reached the 100-match mark as IPL captains.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The 31-year-old has captained three franchises in the league \u2014 Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Iyer first became captain of Delhi Capitals in 2018 and led the team in 41 matches. Under him, Delhi reached their first IPL final in 2020.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>He later moved to KKR and captained the side in 29 matches between 2022 and 2024. <!-- -->In 2024, he guided Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>His stint with Punjab Kings has already brought a final appearance, in IPL 2025, making Iyer the only captain in IPL history to lead three different teams into the tournament final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Before Sunday\u2019s game, Iyer had recorded 56 wins as captain, including two Super Over victories, and 40 defeats. Three matches ended without a result.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>His win percentage in completed matches stands at 58.3 percent, level with Dhoni for the best success rate among IPL captains.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The record adds another chapter to Iyer\u2019s captaincy journey across different franchises and squads in the IPL.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>In the match, Punjab Kings (PBKS) decided to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>After winning the toss, PBKS skipper Iyer said, &#8220;We&#8217;re going to bowl. I&#8217;m not going by the stats; we&#8217;re clearly seeing how the games pan out. If we bat and bowl well, the toss doesn&#8217;t matter. I didn&#8217;t know that it was my 100th game as captain, but I&#8217;ll be happy if we win. <!-- -->We&#8217;ve been bowling fantastically, but we need to enjoy the pressure. Brar and Lockie come in.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>PBKS made a couple of changes in their playing XI for this match as they brought Harpreet Brar and Lockie Ferguson in place of Xavier Bartlett and Marco Jansen.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Jitesh Sharma is leading RCB in today&#8217;s match in the full-time captain Rajt Patidar&#8217;s absence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Punjab Kings\u2019 campaign this season has also seen sharp swings in form. <!-- -->The team began IPL 2026 with a seven-match unbeaten run that included six wins and one washed-out game. However, five straight defeats later in the season pushed their playoff hopes into danger.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Even so, Iyer\u2019s rise as a captain has continued steadily in the IPL. From helping Delhi Capitals become contenders to leading KKR to a title and now trying to revive Punjab Kings\u2019 campaign, he has built a strong record as captain across teams.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>At the top of the all-time IPL captaincy list remains Dhoni, who led Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Supergiant in 235 matches between 2008 and 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/sarpanch-shreyas-iyer-reaches-another-ipl-milestone-joins-ms-dhoni-virat-kohli-to-become-only-the-fifth-player-to-captain-a-side-in-100-matches\/articleshow\/131152535.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shreyas Iyer entered an elite list in IPL history on Sunday after becoming only the fifth player to captain a side in 100 matches in the tournament.The milestone came during Punjab Kings\u2019 IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.Before Iyer, only MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}