Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer cried due to this incident before the start of Champions Trophy, batsman himself revealed
Shreyas iyer cried champions trophy 2025: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer, who ended the 2025 Champions Trophy campaign as India’s top scorer, revealed that he cried after Team India’s first practice session before the tournament, which was jointly held in Pakistan and Dubai. Let me tell you, Shreyas Iyer was the batsman to score the most runs for India in the Champions Trophy.
Iyer said in an episode of ‘Candid with Kings’ by actress Sahiba Bali,’ When did he cry last time? He said, “Last time I cried during the first practice session of the 2025 Champions Trophy. I was really crying because I was crying in the nets and could not bat properly. I was so angry at myself that I started crying and I was also surprised because I didn’t cry easily.”
He said, “I had done well in the series against England, so I thought I would retain the same rhythm, but the wickets were different and on the first day it was a difficult task to mold myself, so when the practice ended, I wanted to practice a little more and I did not get a chance to do it, so I got angry.”
Iyer ended India’s top run-scorer in the competition scoring 243 runs in five matches, including consecutive half-centuries against Pakistan and New Zealand in the group stage. He played an important innings of 48 runs in the final. He also made it to the team of the tournament of Champions Trophy along with compatriot Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami and Varun Chakraborty.
Punjab Kings made a great start in the 2025 campaign, registering a concrete victory over Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, before they suffered their first defeat against Rajasthan Royals. Iyer also talked about the importance of starting with victory and the need to remain humble during the campaign.
Iyer said, “This atmosphere is good. It is important for a great IPL season that your first game is fantastic and thankfully we started well. I think when you start well, there is always enthusiasm in the camp and it will be seen in future matches.” He said that it is also important to remain humble.