- Venkatesh Iyer, who was sold for 23.75 crores in the IPL 2025 mega auction, wreaked havoc with his batting in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He played a stormy innings by thrashing the bowlers and slapped the critics hard by scoring 198 runs.
A lot of money has been showered on Indian all-rounder Venkatesh in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Kolkata Knight Riders spent Rs 23.75 crore to buy him. Since then, questions have been raised on the decision of the franchise. Some fans have also called it the stupidity of KKR to spend so much money on him. Meanwhile, Venkatesh Iyer has slapped the fans hard by batting brilliantly.
Venkatesh Iyer played a stormy innings
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Venkatesh Iyer, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, has participated in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has looked amazing while playing for Madhya Pradesh. In the last two matches, he has caught everyone’s attention by playing a stormy unbeaten innings.
The 29-year-old all-rounder’s domestic cricket has been amazing. He has played many memorable innings in Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy. His bat has been very successful in all three formats. He was the highest run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21.
Most runs scored for the team
Venkatesh Iyer played many stormy innings this season . He scored his first century of the season in the match played against Punjab. On 28 February, both the teams faced each other in Indore. After winning the toss, Madhya Pradesh captain Parth Sahni chose to bat first, after which Venkatesh Iyer wreaked havoc with his bat while opening. Hitting a flurry of fours, he scored runs at a strike rate of 135.61. Venkatesh Iyer scored 198 runs facing 146 balls. In this innings, he managed to hit 20 fours and seven sixes.
scored 122 runs in 27 balls
With the help of boundaries, Venkatesh Iyer scored 122 runs in 27 balls. On the basis of his innings, Madhya Pradesh set a target of 403 runs in 50 overs, which the Punjab team failed to achieve and got a big win by 105 runs.
It is worth noting that in IPL 2024, Venkatesh Iyer performed brilliantly while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. He scored 370 runs at an average of 46.25. He also played an important innings in the final match, which enabled the team to win the trophy. Apart from KKR, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants showed interest in buying him in the IPL 2025 mega auction.