Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|27-07-2026
Delhi: After the disappointment of the T20 series in Ireland and England as captain, Shreyas Iyer’s luck has brightened in the current tour of Zimbabwe. Not only did India get its first win under his captaincy, it also won its first series. Since no Indian captain before had waited so long for a win under his captaincy and that too considering India’s dominance in the current T20 International, he was losing patience while waiting for the win.
Ultimately, India achieved a spectacular 7-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first T20 International played in Harare on 23 July and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. ‘Men in Blue’ got their first win under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. This was Shreyas Iyer’s 8th match as India’s T20 International captain and this is the new Indian captain’s record for the most number of first wins as captain in T20 Internationals. Earlier the record was in the name of Rishabh Pant. Indian captain’s wait for first win See the record:
Victory in match number 1 under captaincy: Virendra Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Rituraj Gaikwad, Surya Kumar Yadav
Victory in match number 2 under captaincy: MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Shubman gill
Victory in match number 3 under captaincy: Rishabh pant
Victory in match number 8 under captaincy: Shreyas Iyer
The current situation is that India has also won the second T20 International of the series and Shreyas Iyer’s record in terms of wins as captain has improved a bit. However, if we look at the record of Indian captain waiting for 2 wins in T20 International, then Shreyas Iyer is on top in that too. Indian captain waits for second win See the record:
Victory in match number 2 under captaincy: Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Rituraj Gaikwad, Surya Kumar Yadav.
Victory in match number 3 under captaincy: Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill
Victory in match number 4 under captaincy: MS Dhoni
Victory in match number 9 under captaincy: Shreyas Iyer
with these two wins Captain Shreyas Iyer’s consecutive T20 Internationals The losing streak in the match also stopped after 5 defeats. fastest 5 T20 International Indian record of defeat in the match is also now Name of Shreyas Iyer. Ok any indian T20 International This is the slowest start ever for the captain but Shreyas Iyer was seen as a ‘long term’ captain while making him captain, so he still has a lot of chances to improve his record as captain.
It is not that those who have made better starts than him in T20 International matches will meet every criterion of being a regular or successful captain. Shikhar Dhawan is still the only Indian captain to lose his first two T20 International matches as captain. Similarly, MS ​​Dhoni also did not make a sensational start.
That’s why Shreyas Iyer’s Captain in T20 International It would be better if India’s record is not judged only on the basis of wins and losses. His critics are also making an issue of the fact that right now as captain We have won only against Zimbabwe. While discussing the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, we cannot ignore the fact that this is a period of change in Indian cricket and No Indian can wait for 8 matches to register first win or 9 matches to register two wins. T20 International The captain has the slowest start but this record does not prove him to be the worst captain.
Unlike MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, Shreyas has not got any settled playing eleven. With many senior players unavailable or on ‘rest’ and testing the young players, combinations within the team are being changed frequently and the selectors are using these matches as an experiment ahead of ICC tournaments. While this instability had an impact, coincidentally many players not playing in their proper form simultaneously. Shreyas Iyer’s record as captain became a major reason for spoiling the record in T20 International.
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