Born on December 6, 1994, Shreyas Santosh Iyer is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.He plays for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League.
Iyer, at the age of 12, was spotted by coach Pravin Amre at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana. Amre trained him in his early cricketing days. Iyer’s teammates at the age group levels used to compare him to Virender Sehwag. He pursued his graduation from Podar College in Mumbai, where he helped his college team lift some trophies.
Iyer made his List A debut for Mumbai in November 2014 playing in the 2014-15 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 273 runs in that tournament at an average of 54.60. He made his first-class cricket debut in December 2014 during the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy. He scored a total of 809 runs in his debut Ranji season at an average of 50.56 including two centuries.
In February 2015, Iyer was signed in the 2015 IPL players auction by the Delhi Daredevils for 2.6 crores (approximately $430,000). Thus Iyer became the highest earning uncapped player in the tournament.
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Questions of this week:
Who bagged man of the match award in an IPL match between Delhi Daredivils and Kings XI Punjab on May 1, 2015?
For which team Sarfaraz Khan played in IPL-7?
Name the team that defeated JKP Tigers in the quarterfinal match of the PPCPL on April 29, 2015?
Who is the General Secretary of J&K Olympic Association (JKOA)?
5. Who is Dr Tej Koul?
Answers of the last week:
1. Shreyas Iyer 2. RCB 3. Banihal Knight Riders 4. S Rangil Singh 5. Former J&K Ranji Trophy cricketer and senior selector JKCA.
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