26-year-old Venkatesh Iyer has made a stunning start to his IPL career. Opening the batting, he smashed an unbeaten 41 off 27 on debut against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). On Thursday, he hammered 53 off 30 against the Mumbai Indians. Both of those blazing knocks have come in comprehensive KKR wins.
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In a discussion with Rahul Tripathi, who himself hammered an unbeaten 74 off 42 balls, Venkatesh Iyer revealed why playing for KKR is so special for him.
Opening up about his admiration for Ganguly, the left-hander added that the former captain has unknowingly played a huge role in shaping his career.
Apart from Ganguly, Venkatesh Iyer is also a huge fan of South Indian superstar Rajinikanth. Revealing an interesting anecdote, the cricketer said:
Before his IPL 2021 exploits, Venkatesh Iyer made headlines when he cracked 198 off 146 balls for Madhya Pradesh against Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy earlier this year.
“Was really positive that I was going to get my chance” - Venkatesh Iyer
Picked at the IPL auction for INR 20 lakh, the hard-hitting opener did not get an opportunity to play in the first half of IPL 2021. Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana opened the batting during the India leg.
Venkatesh Iyer told Tripathi that he was extremely confident of getting his opportunity during the UAE leg.
Venkatesh Iyer has, so far, featured in 40 T20 games and has 818 runs to his credit at an impressive strike rate of 140.30.
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