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Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer (born 25 December 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Venkatesh made his white-ball debuts for Madhya Pradesh in 2015 and a Ranji Trophy debut followed in 2018. But he came into his own around the 2020-21 season. He hammered unbeaten scores of...
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- January 25, 1995
- India
- Venkatesh Iyer Biography – Early Life
- Venkatesh Iyer Domestic Career
- Venkatesh Iyer IPL Career
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Venkatesh Iyer belongs to a modest background and started his journey at the age of 10 when he joined a cricket club in the hometown of Indore.Venkatesh Iyer used to play as wicketkeeper batsman till Under 19 level. He developed an interest in bowling when he was given a chance to bowl in a match.After passing the CA Intermediate examinations, he decided to drop out and enroll himself in a Master of Business Administration in finance to allow him to pursue cricket further.Venkatesh Iyer made his T20 debut for Madhya Pradesh against Railways in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Indore on 25 March 2015.Venkatesh Iyer made his first-class debut for his Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad at Indore in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy.He made his List A debut for Madhya Pradesh against the Saurashtra cricket team at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on 11 December 2015. The same year he was pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce d...He made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2018.In February 2021, Iyer was bought by the Kolkata Knight Ridersor KKR in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.On 20 September 2021, he made his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore.On September 23, 2021, he scored his maiden IPL fifty against Mumbai Indians.After the resumption of the IPL, with the remaining matches having been played in the United Arab Emirates, Venkatesh Iyer emerged as a key player for KKR by scoring 320 runs till the end of the to...Post the IPL 2021, Venkatesh Iyer was asked to stay back in UAE to be a net bowler in India’s 2021 ICC T20 World Cup squad.In November 2021, he was named in India’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.He made his T20I debut on 17 November 2021, for India against New Zealand.He made his International bowling debut in last India vs New Zealand series T20 match in November 2021.Venkatesh Iyer broke the List-A record for the most runs scored in an innings, which previously was held by Australian batsman David Warneragainst Victoria, who scored 197 runs off 141 balls in the...Venkatesh Iyer played in 10 first-class matches and scored 545 runs from his 15 innings at an average of 36.33 runs per match, and his highest score in this format is 93 runs.He has also picked up 7 wickets from his 10 first-class games with a strike rate of 112.20, and his best figure being 3/46.- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer
- December 25, 1994
- Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer was born on 25 December 1994 in Madhya Pradesh to Rajkaran Iyer and Usha Iyer. Venkatesh Iyer's father Rajkaran Iyer works as a clerk in a corporate office while his mother...
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Venkatesh Iyer
- December 25, 1994
- Indian
Oct 19, 2023 · During his career’s early phase, he represented his school and local sports club in the district and state tournaments as a wicketkeeper-batsman and made his first national appearance representing Madhya Pradesh in the T20 format against Railways in the 2015 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- 25 th December 1994
Dec 25, 1994 · Venkatesh started representing the Railways in 2015 while pursuing his academic career side-by-side. After passing the CA Intermediate Exams, Iyer decided to drop off from there and join MBA so that he can manage both cricket and academics.
Dec 25, 1994 · Playing his maiden IPL season, Venkatesh Iyer scored four half centuries as KKR bounced back emphatically from the bottom half of the table and made it to the final.
