Venkatesh Iyer
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Full name | Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India | 25 December 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Venky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 242) | 19 January 2022 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 January 2022 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 93) | 17 November 2021 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 27 February 2022 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 04 March 2022 |
Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer (born 25 December 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his international debut for the India Cricket Team in November 2021
Domestic Career
Iyer made his Twenty20 debut against Railways cricket team at Holkar Stadium in March 2015 and made his List A debut against Saurashtra cricket team at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in December of the same year, while he was pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[3][4][5][6] After passing the CA Intermediate examinations, he decided to dropout and enroll himself in a Master of Business Administration in finance to allow him to pursue cricket further.[6] He made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2018.[7] Iyer finished as Madhya Pradesh's top scorer in the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 155 runs at an average of 51.66. He continued his form in the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy scoring 379 runs at an average of 63.16 with a strike rate of over 133, batting in the lower middle order. This included 2 centuries, one of which was a score of 151,[8] which made him the first batsman to score a score of 150 or more whilst batting at number 6 or lower in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[9] He also took 9 wickets in 6 matches.
Indian Premier League
In February 2021, Iyer was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders or KKR in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[10] On 20 September 2021, he made his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore.[11] On September 23, 2021, he scored his maiden IPL fifty against Mumbai Indians.[12]
After resumption of the IPL, with remaining matches having been played in the United Arab Emirates, Venkatesh Iyer emerged as a key player for KKR by scoring 320 runs till end of the tourney. His important knocks enabled KKR to reach the IPL final. He scored a knock of 29 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first Eliminator, following it up with a stroke-filled 51 against Delhi Capitals, in the process, adding 96 runs with the fellow opener Shubhman Gill. This enabled his side KKR to reach the IPL final against the Chennai Super Kings or CSK. Though a familiar middle order collapse caused the KKR to lose the final, still, Venkatesh Iyer and his opening partner Shubhman Gill were undeterred as KKR chased the target of 193 set by CSK, both again scored 50 and 51 respectively, and put on an opening stand of 91.[13][14][15][16]
International Career
He was asked to stay back in UAE to be a net bowler in India's 2021 ICC T20 World Cup squad.[17][18] In November 2021, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[19] He made his T20I debut on 17 November 2021, for India against New Zealand.[20] He made his international bowling debut in the final match of this series, returning figures of 3-0-12-1.[21]
In December 2021, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[22] He made his ODI debut on 19 January 2022, for India against South Africa.[23]
In January 2022, he was named in India's T20I squad for their series against the West Indies,[24] where he played all three matches, playing a finishing role in the lower middle order scoring his runs at a strike rate of 179.24.[25] He also picked up two wickets in the series.
References
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- ^ "Venkatesh Iyer's dazzling 151 continues his dream run". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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- ^ Sportstar, Team. "Who's Venkatesh Iyer? Meet KKR's new all-rounder". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2021, Match 34 MI vs KKR – Match Report". www.iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website - Results". www.iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2021, Eliminator RCB vs KKR – Match Report". Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2021, Qualifier 2 KKR vs DC – Match Report". Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2021, Final CSK vs KKR – Match Report". www.iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan To Stay Back In UAE To Join As India's Net Bowlers For T20 World Cup 2021 – Reports". 12 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ DelhiOctober 13, India Today Web Desk New; October 13, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 19:08. "T20 World Cup: Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel and Umran Malik among 8 players to assist india's preparations". India Today. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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- ^ "Rohit Sharma: Venkatesh Iyer's bowling important going forward, says Rohit Sharma | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India.
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