[WATCH] Shreyas Iyer visits FC Barcelona to pose with custom jersey

After the Indian Test side met Manchester United just before the fourth fixture of the five-match series at Old Trafford, their middle-order batter, Shreyas Iyer, visited FC Barcelona, the Spanish Football club. Over the years, the fans have often seen the veteran expressing his admiration for the sport through social media posts or celebrating football goals during various practices. 

Typically known as a die-hard Chelsea fan, Iyer recently visited the club, later posting a video on their social media account, where the Mumbai-born was seen to go through the trophy cabinet and the medals of the club in their famous museum. The India batter walked past the glories and soaked up the rich legacy of the Catalan giants.

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Barcelona shared a video on their official social media handle with a caption saying, ‘Thanks for the visit @shreyasiyer15. Once a culer, always a culer.’ It didn’t take much time for the post to gain attention, sparking excitement among the fans as both sports’ spectators celebrated it widely. ‘Thank you, Barca, for the amazing hospitality. Wishing you all the best for the season @FCBarcelona.’ Iyer replied.

Watch: Shreyas Iyer embraces FC Barcelona to pose with custom jersey

The visit got even more special, given that it was a surprise gesture from the club as FC Barcelona gifted the batter a personalized jersey with his name and number 96 on the back. The moment was incredible, meeting two worlds together, and offered a glimpse of the mutual admiration between the athletes of various sports. It was, for Iyer, seemingly a dream-come-true moment.

Shreyas has smashed 811 runs in 24 Test innings at an average of 36.86, thanks to one century and five half-centuries at the best score of 105. In 65 ODI innings, the right-handed batter clubbed 2845 runs at an average of 48.22 and a strike rate of 100 with five centuries and 22 fifties, with the best score of unbeaten 128 runs.

Iyer had a fabulous IPL 2025 for the Punjab Kings, who under the veteran’s leadership finished as the runners-up of the event. He thumped 604 runs in 17 innings at an average of more than 50 and a strike rate of 175.07, with the help of six half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 97 runs.