He acknowledged the different leadership styles of captains and highlighted Ajinkya Rahane's composure and his own dynamic approach. He appreciated the diversity of skills and mindsets within the team and valued communication and collaboration with Ajinkya both on and off the field.
Iyer has made quite a name for himself with his hard-hitting batting and useful bowling. During KKR's victorious IPL campaign last season, Iyer scored 370 runs, including four half-centuries and was bought back by the franchise for INR 23.75 Crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
For Kolkata Knight Riders, vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer, putting in efforts to steer his side to victory remains constant irrespective of whether he is paid Rs 23 crore or Rs 20 lakh.
In the first match between Telangana Hockey and Hockey Uttarakhand, Telangana Hockey proved to be the better one as they defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 4-0 in Division 'B'. Mohd Affan Khan (15', 50') scored a brace for the winning side. Venkatesh Telugu (8') and Ram Kumar Vetti (60') also score
Kolkata Knight Riders vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer doesn't believe in preparing specific pitches at home turf; as a professional cricketer, he intends to adjust to whatever is on offer. However, he admitted that it would be good for the defending champions if the conditions at Eden Gardens ma
Venkatesh Iyer defined what aggression means to him and the Kolkata Knight Riders after outwitting the free-scoring Sunrisers Hyderabad with an all-round show in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the iconic Eden Gardens.
Fiery bowling spells by Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) seal an 80-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Defending champions KKR's campaign was back on track after losses to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) as standout half-centuries from Venkatesh Iyer and Angkrish Raghuvanshi and three-wicket hauls from Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy helped KKR secure an eighty-
Venkatesh Iyer played a crucial role in Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens, smashing a quickfire 60 off just 28 balls
With this win, KKR's campaign is somewhat back on track as with two wins andtwo losses. They are in the fifth spot. SRH are at the bottom with a win and three losses.
As per Cricviz Analyst, SRH, the trailblazers of the previous season have used their fiery batting and go-hard-from-ball-one approach as a mask to hide their inefficiency with the ball in death overs.