Divya Delhi: Shreyas Iyer is a strong candidate for India's white-ball captaincy after leading Punjab Kings to a historic IPL 2025 runners-up finish. Top BCCI decision-makers have reportedly noticed his leadership and batting form. Indian cricket is in a transitional phase after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from T20Is and Tests. New leadership alternatives are being considered. Iyer, a regular in India's ODI squad, has not played Tests or T20Is recently. According to The Indian Express, the BCCI is considering taking Iyer back to red and white-ball forms beyond ODIs. A senior BCCI official told the magazine that Iyer is now a candidate for India's white-ball captaincy. He's just in the ODI team, but his IPL performance makes him a contender for T20Is and Tests. The official said on the eve of the IPL 2025 final, "He's also officially in the white-ball captaincy race."