IPL’s defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders opened its entire coffers to buy one of its players. This player is Venkatesh Iyer who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 23.75 crore. There was a fierce fight between RCB and KKR to buy Venkatesh Iyer. RCB tried its best to buy this player with a base price of Rs 2 crore but in the end KKR won. Now the question is why did KKR spend so much money to buy Venkatesh Iyer?
Venkatesh Iyer is the match winner
Venkatesh Iyer is the match winner player of KKR. This player made his debut for the franchise in the year 2021 and since then this player has performed in every major match. Venkatesh Iyer has managed to score 1326 runs for KKR in 50 matches at an average of more than 31. Venkatesh Iyer made Kolkata the champion by scoring unbeaten 52 runs in just 26 balls in the final of IPL 2024.
#💍💍💍💍💍 & !
Venkatesh Iyer is back with Kolkata Knight Riders
Base Price: INR 2 Crore
SOLD For: INR 23.75 Crore#TATAIPLAuction , #TATAIPL , @venkateshiyer , @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/4eDZPt5Pdx
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024
Venkatesh Iyer’s performance in IPL
Venkatesh Iyer performed well in 3 out of four seasons in IPL. This player managed to score 370 runs for KKR in the year 2024 at an average of 46.25. Iyer had scored 4 half-centuries in the last season and his strike rate was also around 160. In the year 2023, Venkatesh Iyer had scored 404 runs with the help of one century and 2 half-centuries. Iyer did not bat in 2022 but in his first season the player managed to score 370 runs in 10 matches.
Venkatesh Iyer is currently in tremendous form. This player had played a stormy inning of 174 runs against Bihar in Ranji Trophy. Now Iyer is playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where he scored 36 runs against Mizoram.
