In fact, after the fall of early wickets against Kerala, when Venkatesh Iyer came on the field to bat for MP, within some time he complained of hamstring and he groaned in pain. Venkatesh became so troubled by this pain that he had to leave the field and go back. For this reason the concern for KKR has increased.
KKR bought Venkatesh for 23.75 crores
Venkatesh Iyer had shown a strong performance for KKR in the Indian Premier League last season. It was because of this brilliant game of Iyer that KKR team became the champion in the season. However, despite this the franchise did not retain him for IPL 2025, but KKR made a record bid for Venkatesh in the mega auction.
KKR retained Venkatesh Iyer after a long battle with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction by making a huge bid of Rs 23.75 crore. For Venkatesh, the RCB team tried till the last moment to include him in their team, but it could not happen. Apart from RCB, Lucknow Supergiants team also wanted to buy Venkatesh Iyer. This is the reason that if this injury of Venkatesh Iyer becomes serious then it can be very difficult for KKR in the upcoming season.