Who Are Shreyas Iyer’s Parents? Info on His Sister and Family Life

Shreyas Iyer is an Indian international cricketer. He has represented India in all formats. Iyer became the first Indian player to make a century in his debut test match and a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand in November 2021.

Iyer plays domestic cricket for Mumbai and captains the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. At the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, he represented India’s Under-19 cricket squad. 

Iyer is one of the star cricketers in the cricketing world, and fans are curious to know their idols better. So here is some detailed information about Shreyas Iyer, his parents, siblings, and more.

Shreyas Iyer’s father is a huge cricket fan 

Iyer’s father, Santosh, is a businessman. Santosh is a huge cricket lover and played cricket till college but did not pursue it any further.

“I used to play cricket till the college level. Maybe I was not as focused as Shreyas was. So I did not pursue cricket much. But then I wanted to pass on that to my son. I saw that talent in Shreyas and thus wanted him to pursue his career in cricket,” Santosh said about his son, as per Sports Craazy.

Santosh didn’t waste time after learning about his son’s passion for cricket and sent him to the premier cricket academy in Mumbai. Knowing that his school couldn’t provide many options, he even forced him to transfer to a better school to play competitive cricket.

Shreyas Iyer’s mother is his biggest supporter

The cricketer was born on 6 December 1994 to Rohini, his mother, who is a stay-at-home parent. She was equally important in guiding his kid to where he is now. 

Shreyas Iyer with his family on diwali (Source: Instagram)

Iyer’s mother purchased him his first bat, so it would not be wrong to say she is his first and biggest supporter. His mother would offer him a pizza or burger to reward him for achieving a century or half-century early in his career.

Shreyas Iyer has a sister who is a dancer 

Shresta, Iyer’s sister, is a professional dancer and choreographer. In “Who Cares Dance Academy,” she is the lead choreographer. 

The two have a special relationship. Iyer spent a lot of time filming films with her sister during the Coronavirus lockdown.

Shreyas Iyer had to choose between football and cricket 

Iyer was caught between his love of football and his passion for cricket until his father’s timely advice encouraged him to convert to cricket.

Coach Pravin Amre noticed Iyer in the Shivaji Park Gymkhana when he was 18, and Amre coached him in his early days of cricket. Iyer’s colleagues compared him to Virender Sehwag at the age group levels. 

Iyer assisted his college squad in winning trophies during his graduation from Podar College in Mumbai. Iyer was signed by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2015 IPL players auction in February 2015 for 2.6 crores (roughly $430,000). 

As a result, Iyer became the tournament’s highest-earning uncapped player. He scored 439 runs in 14 matches, with a strike rate of 128.36 and an average of 33.76, making Iyer the 9th most consistent player and Emerging player of the 2015 IPL.

Iyer was retained by the Delhi Capitals for the 2019 IPL season, leading the side to the playoffs for the first time in seven years.

He returned to the Delhi Capitals as captain for the 2020 season, leading them to their first IPL final against the Mumbai Indians. He missed the first half of the IPL 2021 season owing to a left shoulder injury sustained while playing for India in the first match of an ODI series against England the same year. 

He returned to the Delhi Capitals after a six-month absence. The Kolkata Knight Riders purchased Iyer for 12.25 crores in the 2022 IPL Auction, and he was also appointed team captain.