- Venkatesh Iyer, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders last season, had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore this time. He had a good last season for Kolkata but this time in the auction…
Bids were made for many players in the mega auction held for IPL 2025. This mega auction proved to be great for many players, while some players could not get the desired amount…
Iyer, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders last season, had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore this time. He had a good last season for Kolkata but what happened in this auction… let us tell you…
Which team is Venkatesh Iyer associated with?
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Venkatesh played for Kolkata Knight Riders last season and his performance was excellent. In the mega auction for IPL 2025, many teams were seen chasing him. Seeing his all-round game, Kolkata and Lucknow teams were initially seen clashing in the auction. RCB also entered later in the bid which started at 2 crores, but KKR was also seen fighting for Venkatesh Iyer for a long time and in the end KKR won.
Venkatesh Iyer joins KKR
Iyer’s previous team showed great interest in him and brought him to a huge amount. KKR appeared to be going all out for Iyer. Let us tell you that the bidding for Venkatesh Iyer between these two franchises has definitely surprised everyone. He has emerged as the third most expensive player after Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. KKR once again included him in their team for Rs 23.75 crore.
IPL performance of Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer had a great last season with Kolkata Knight Riders. He started his IPL career with Kolkata in the year 2021 and remained associated with this franchise till the last season. In the 51 matches played so far, he has scored 1326 runs at an average of 31.57. Along with this, he also has a century and 11 half-centuries to his name. It will be interesting to see how his performance is going to be for the upcoming season.
