IPL 2022: 5 players who performed well against their team from previous season

2. Shreyas Iyer (54 runs against Delhi Capitals)

In Match 19 of IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders played against Delhi Capitals in Mumbai’s Brabourne stadium. Asked to bat first by Shreyas Iyer, Delhi posted a mammoth 215 runs in 20 overs. An opening partnership of 93 runs between Prithvi Shaw and David Warner set the platform for the Delhi franchise. In reply, Kolkata could only manage 171, but Shreyas stood out, scoring a half-century. He was the only batsman who gave his former franchise a fight.

Shreyas Iyer and the Delhi franchise go long back. He was a crucial part of their batting line-up which included players such as Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant. The Mumbai-based batsman was also handed captaincy, mid-way in the 2018 season and went on to lead them until 2021.

An injury forced him out of the first half of IPL 2021 and Rishabh Pant was handed the captaincy. Although Shreyas Iyer made a comeback in the second half, Delhi continued to retain Pant as captain. Eventually, he decided to part ways with the franchise and enter the mega auction. He was picked by KKR for a whooping INR 12.25 crore and was later announced as their captain.