During the IPL 2025, he managed to score only 142 runs.
Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the Kolkata Knight Riders decided to let go of their star skipper Shreyas Iyer, who helped them win the title earlier. Instead, the Kolkata-based franchise dished out massive money to get Venkatesh Iyer in their team. The left-hand batter got ₹23.75 crore in the mega auction. However, Iyer failed to make an impact with the bat, failing to take the pressure of the price tag.
During the IPL 2025, the lanky batter managed to score only 142 runs with an average of 20.28 and a strike rate of 139, including a lone fifty. He was also benched for three matches during the IPL 2025.
ESM
137/6
SPE
147/5
TWI
151/5
SPE
149/7
Twickenham Won by 5 wickets
Match delayed due to rain
ESM
100/10
WEY
105/6
Weybridge beat East Molesey by 4 wickets
WEY
131/5
TWI
130/4
Weybridge beat Twickenham by 5 wickets
ESM
153/2
TWI
152/6
East Molesey beat Twickenham by 8 wickets
BAN
–
TWI
–
WEY
–
TWI
–
BAN
–
SPE
–
SPE
–
WEY
–
BAN
–
WEY
–
BCC
156/5
91YC
155/3
Bud Cricket Club beat 91 Yards Club by 5 wickets
NAJC
112/10
GUG
114/3
Guwahati Giants beat Nabajyoti Club by 7 wickets
NVR
–
CCC
–
GUG
–
91YC
–
ENG
–
IND
–
RTZ
125/3
KGC
126/4
Keraniganj Challengers beat Royal Trivianz by 6 wickets
TCC
65/0
JJ
150/7
STCC
–
FEK
–
ALECC
–
CEC-A
–
ZIM
149/10
NZ
92/0
WI
–
PAK
–
BAD
180/5
ASS
182/1
Amo Sharks beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 9 wickets
SGT
198/9
BDS
206/10
Boost Defenders beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 8 runs
ASS
–
MAK
–
WIU19-W
89/8
USAU19-W
92/7
USA Women Under-19 beat West Indies Women Under-19 by 3 wickets
BRB-W
239/10
SUR-W
240/7
Surrey Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 3 wickets
PNC
–
IAC
–
SAC
–
AAC
–
When Iyer’s name popped up in the IPL 2025 mega auction, there was a huge bidding war between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), but then the three-time IPL champions managed to acquire him for INR 23.75 Cr, more than nearly 12 times his base price.
There are high chances of Venkatesh Iyer’s release from the KKR squad ahead of the IPL 2026. Here are the three teams that can go for Iyer in the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league.
RCB showed a lot of interest in Venkatesh Iyer during the IPL 2025 mega auction. The Madhya Pradesh-based batter has played a total of 62 IPL matches so far and has also represented India.
He has been a very solid player against spinners and can control the game at any point in time. Iyer can give that stability to RCB’s batting order, coming into bat after the likes of Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, and Phil Salt.
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The Gujarat-based franchise already has the likes of Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, and Jos Buttler. But then, they have faced a problem when it comes to their middle order. Sherfane Rutherford did not do well when it mattered the most.
If they add Venkatesh Iyer to their squad, they can make a lethal playing XI. Iyer has the capacity to hit big sixes, and he can also rotate singles if needed.
SRH had a below-average outing during the IPL 2025, where they finished at sixth spot in the points table. They won six matches and lost seven throughout the season. They do not have that power in their batting lineup except for Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen. If at all they go big for Venkatesh Iyer, they will have a chance to re-establish themselves in the IPL 2026.
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