Venkatesh Iyer- The Rising Start of Indian Cricket is a left-handed batting all-rounder from India. Born in Indore on December 25, 1994, Iyer began his professional career when he made his T20 debut for Madhya Pradesh against Saurashtra during the 2014-15 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season. Later that year, he represented Madhya Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the List A format. Iyer made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy three years later. Trophy.Iyer made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy three years later.
History Behind IPL debut of Venkatesh Iyer
The Kolkata franchise put their trust in him and signed him for the 2021 Indian T20 League season. Hailed for his incredible all-round skillset, Venkatesh Iyer was bought for his base price of 20 lakhs by Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2021 mini-auction. He was retained by the franchise for a whopping INR 8 Crores ahead of the 2022 mega auction.
T20 Achievements of Venkatesh Iyer
He had a brilliant debut season and played a key role in Kolkata’s journey to the final. After the Indian T20 League season, Iyer received his maiden call-up to the national side for the T20I series against New Zealand. He made his T20 debut in that series and would later go on to make his ODI debut against South Africa in January 2022.
IPL 2023 & Venkatesh Iyer
Having been retained by Kolkata ahead of the auction for the 2023 Indian T20 League, Iyer will hope to continue his bat for the side and put in a good performance. Venkatesh Iyer bats in the lower order for India and Madhya Pradesh but at the same for his franchise side, he is used at the top of the order. He is an attacking batter, and his height makes him one of the toughest players to bowl at. He is a decent operator with his medium-pace bowling and will only get better with time.
Overall Performance of Venkatesh Iyer
In 2021 Iyer scored 370 runs in 10 matches with an average of 41.11 at strike rate of 128.47, 67 vs Punjab being his highest score. He also took 3 wickets with an average of 23.00, 2/29 being his best figure against Delhi. Iyer scored 24 runs in 2 ODI’s and and 133 runs in 9 T20I’s for India. He also has 5 T20I wickets.
The 2022 IPL was not at all successful for Iyer. This year Iyer scored 182 runs in 12 matches with an average of 16.54 at strike rate of 107.69, 50* vs Mumbai being his highest score. He did not have any success with the ball as well.
In this years IPL 2023 Iyer scored 234 runs in 5 matches with an average of 46.80 at strike rate of 170.80, 104 vs Mumbai being his highest score.
Interesting facts about Venkatesh Iyer:
- He completed his BCom from Indore’s DAVV University and did his MBA from Institute of Management Studies-DAVV.
- Venkatesh Iyer was born in a Tamil-speaking family in Indore. The 27-year-old also revealed that he was always a studious kid and aspired to study in IIT if there was no cricket in the picture.
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Iyer scored 24 runs in 2 ODI’s and and 133 runs in 9 T20I’s for India. He also has 5 T20I wickets.
Interesting facts about Venkatesh Iyer:
He completed his BCom from Indore’s DAVV University and did his MBA from Institute of Management Studies-DAVV.
Venkatesh Iyer was born in a Tamil-speaking family in Indore. The 27-year-old also revealed that he was always a studious kid and aspired to study in IIT if there was no cricket in the picture.
