Shreyas Iyer: After leading KKR to their third IPL trophy, Iyer has become a hot commodity amongst Indian fans. Especially, the Kolkata region, where he is loved by everyone. He has cemented himself as one of the best captains of KKR and his popularity has risen significantly. He now has crossed the 11 million followers mark on Instagram and it is constantly increasing.
The KKR Connection
This reel focuses on Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana in the Knights Dugout episode talking about the love Kolkata’s crowd gives to them. Both of them state that the Bengal crowd is just unmatchable. Iyer even looked back on the World Cup match the Indian team played in Eden Gardens and the support they got was unmatched.
The reel is close to touching 10 million views and has almost 250,000 likes. It is one of the most watched reels on Iyer’s profile and the support this post is getting is unmatched.
Shreyas Iyer Bengali Avatar
For the promotion of IPL 2024 on Star Sports, Iyer got wrapped up in a Bengali Avatar and this reel features some Behind The Scene shots of that ad. Iyer looks delighted while dressing up in regional clothes and is having a blast during the shoot.
It is the most watched reel on KKR’s skipper Instagram profile with 22.1 million views and 2 million likes. This reel has also attacked 11,200 comments so far.
Call To Action
This reel features Iyer in an intense net session ahead of the IPL 2024 season. The caption reads “Call To Action” referring to him getting back in command of the KKR franchise after a year break from the tournament due to injury.
This reel has also crossed 6 million views and has almost 600,000 likes. The comment section is filled with fans enjoying the net session and Iyer’s class and was excited for his return in KKR’s jersey.
The F1 Collab
Shreyas Iyer is a big F1 fan. And when he got the Grid access of the Noida Circuit by Red Bull, he did not let that chance go. He watched the race, enjoyed it and even met with football star Kevin De Bryune and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. He even gave his jersey to Max which he delightedly accepted. The reel has touched 13 million views and has garnered around 1.3 million likes.
ThankYou Kolkata
This reel is special and even the fans know it. This reel features Iyer and the rest of the KKR team thanking the crowd at Eden Garden. For supporting them through this season. It is a ritual for the KKR team to do a lap of honor in Eden Gardens after the last home match. The skipper was grateful for such a passionate fanbase and was clicking pictures with fans and support staff for a very long time.
The fans were also appreciative of their skipper and what he has achieved in this season of the tournament. Poster just 2 weeks ago, this reel has captured almost 4 million views with almost 500,000 likes.