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can be made the next captain
Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy had a big role in making Kolkata Knight Riders the IPL champion after 10 years, but now he can be made the captain of Punjab Kings. In such a situation, after receiving a huge bid, Venkatesh Iyer while talking to the media had said, ‘I got the opportunity to captain the team in the absence of Nitish Rana, when he was unfortunately injured and I was also the vice-captain. I have always believed that captaincy is just a tag, but leading is about creating an environment where everyone feels they can play and contribute to this team. If given the responsibility, I will be very happy to take it. I am ready for it. Together we can defend the championship.
Venkatesh Iyer is a big match player
Venkatesh Iyer, who plays domestic cricket for Madhya Pradesh, has those qualities where many big legends fail. The art of scoring runs in knockout matches. Venkatesh Iyer is a big match player. In his debut season of 2021, he scored a half-century and scored 55 runs for KKR in Qualifier-1 against Delhi Capitals, which helped the team reach the finals. He also scored a half-century against Chennai in the final, but the team missed out on winning the title. In the Qualifier-1 of the 2024 season, he scored unbeaten 54 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. There was again a clash with SRH in the final, where he had an important contribution in making the team champion for the third time by scoring unbeaten 52 runs.
Tremendous form continues from last season
Venkatesh Iyer is a team man. Can perform with both bat and ball. For the last two seasons, KKR has been making him bat in the top order. In 2023, he scored 404 runs in 14 matches, which included one century and two half-centuries. His bat spoke volumes in making the team champion in 2024. Iyer played five not out innings in 14 matches, in which he also hit 6 fifties with a career best strike rate of 158.50. Scored a total of 370 runs with 19 sixes in the season.
