Venkatesh Iyer is playing his first IPL, but one could be forgiven for thinking that he was not. The 26-year-old has scored 112 runs in 3 innings at an average of 56 with one half-century to his name.?
The man who was good in academics and cricket opted for the latter and has had a decent run at the FC and LIST A level. It was those performances that saw him picked by KKR for IPL 2021.
Iyer started off with a bang vs RCB and smashed a brilliant unbeaten 41 as KKR trounced them by 9 wickets. He was far from done though.?
The next game vs MI saw him blaze his way to 53, his maiden 50 in the IPL in only his 2nd game and innings. Once again he contributed to a KKR win.?
Against CSK he made just 18 but the man has announced himself in the tournament.?
Iyer is KKR's ace in the hole, their trump card which is proving to be more than useful.?
KKR are in the 4th spot with 4 games to go and if they are to make it to the playoffs, Iyer needs to play an important role. ?????