The Capitals emerged as one of the most consistent teams in the previous IPL cycle, with Shreyas Iyer playing a crucial role as a skipper and as a batsman. However, Iyer is not with the Capitals anymore as the franchise decided to retain Rishabh Pant as their captain ahead of IPL 2022 and Iyer was bought by KKR in the mega-auction.

Shreyas Iyer got emotional upon receiving his maiden Test cap from none other than India’s great batsman Sunil Gavaskar, before the start of play in Kanpur. After receiving the cap from the legend himself, an emotional Iyer kissed the cap.

After watching Iyer making his debut in the longest format of the game, Ricky Ponting took to his social media and showered praises on his ward.

Ponting quoted the BCCI video of Iyer’s debut cap ceremony on Twitter and wrote: “Having seen all the work you’ve put in over the last few years, very well deserved and only the beginning for you mate. Proud of you @ShreyasIyer15.”

Here, check out Ponting’s special tweet in appreciation for Shreyas Iyer:

Having seen all the work you've put in over the last few years, very well deserved and only the beginning for you mate. Proud of you @ShreyasIyer15. https://t.co/Tnb3xZNXhX

— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) November 25, 2021

Shreyas Iyer had a stunning, record-breaking Test debut as he slammed a century in the first innings and a half-century in the second, the first Indian to do so on his Test debut.