Shreyas Iyer, who is captaining Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2025, has received a big reward from the ICC. Iyer has been awarded the Player of the Month award for the month of March for his excellent performance in the Champions Trophy. New Zealand's Jack Duffy and Rachin Ravindra were also in the race for ICC Player of the Month. However, Shreyas won the race. Shreyas Iyer was the top scorer for Team India in the Champions Trophy. Iyer scored a total of 243 runs for Team India. This is the second consecutive time that a Team India player has received the ICC Player of the Month award. In the month of February, Shubman Gill won this award.
Team India won the title in the ICC Champions Trophy played in Pakistan. In this tournament, Shreyas Iyer played an important role in the middle order for Team India. Due to Iyer's brilliant performance, the Indian team was successful in becoming the champion in this tournament. Shreyas Iyer has also expressed gratitude and respect for being named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for March. He credited the contribution of his teammates, coaches and support staff in his success.
What did Shreyas Iyer say?
After becoming the ICC Player of the Month, Shreyas Iyer said, 'I am honored to be selected as the ICC Men's Player of the Month for March. It is unbelievable especially in the month when we won the ICC Champions Trophy. This is something I will always cherish. It is every cricketer's dream to contribute to India's success on such a big stage. I am grateful to my teammates, coaches and support staff for their unwavering support and belief.
Let us tell you that Shreyas Iyer made his comeback in the Indian cricket team just before the ICC Champions. With his return, he showed a brilliant game in this tournament. At the same time, now he is doing wonders for Punjab Kings in IPL. Iyer's bat is also speaking fiercely for Punjab Kings. In such a situation, before the match against KKR, the captain of Punjab Kings got a big good news.
