DTVHINDI‘It would have been nice to have been in the list’, Venkatesh Iyer expressed pain over not being retained in KKR
KKR released some key players, including Venkatesh Iyer, ahead of the 2025 season Venkatesh Iyer. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Kolkata Knight Riders did not include Venkatesh Iyer in their retention, even though the all-rounder has played an important role for the team in the last three seasons, especially in 2024. He scored 370 runs in 15 matches last season, in which Shreyas Iyer’s team won the title. KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. At the same time, before the 2025 season, KKR released some key players, because according to the rules only six players can be retained. KKR preferred Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh. Now Venkatesh Iyer has reacted to KKR’s retention. He said that he would have liked to be in the retention list, but he understands KKR’s strategy. He described KKR as his home and favorite IPL team and expressed hope that he would play for them again in the 2025 season if selected in the auction. KKR’s retention has been very good – Venkatesh Iyer Speaking to RevSportz, Venkatesh said, KKR’s retention has been very good. I think he has covered 14-16 overs easily and with the bat he has covered about five positions. So, they had pretty good retention, but I would have loved to be on that list. KKR has given me a big opportunity and I have given everything for KKR and beyond cricket. There is also something called emotion. “This is a family,” he said. There are a lot of emotions. It brings tears to my eyes to see that my name is not in the retention list, but I am a practical person. I understand how it works. I was one of the players retained in 2022 and I know how it feels to be retained and left out. So, I think KKR have done brilliantly, I am really happy about it. I would love to be there and the doors are open. If my auction goes well, I will probably play for the team I like the most.
Venkatesh Iyer will be seen playing county cricket, signed a contract with this team
In the year 2022, Venkatesh was last seen playing for Team India. Venkatesh Iyer (Photo source: Twitter) Indian cricket team’s all-rounder player Venkatesh Iyer will soon be seen playing county cricket. Let us tell you that the cricketer has signed a 5-week contract with the county cricket team Lancashire. During this time, he will be seen playing as a foreign player for the team in the Royal ODI Cup and County Championship. It is worth noting that recently when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the IPL 2024 title, Venkatesh Iyer was also a part of that winning KKR team. However, he has been out of Team India for some time now. In the beginning of the year 2022, he was seen playing for Team India. On the other hand, joining the county team can play an important role in his return to the Indian cricket team, because before Venkatesh many Indian players have joined county teams. Recently, Ajinkya Rahane signed a short-term contract with Leicestershire County Cricket Club. However, Venkatesh will join Lancashire for only five weeks as he will have to return home to participate in the upcoming Duleep Trophy. Venkatesh Iyer’s big statement came out So after joining Lancashire Cricket Club, Venkatesh Iyer said- I am very excited to get the opportunity to go to England and play county cricket for the first time in my career. Lancashire is a very historic county cricket club which has a long history of welcoming Indian players to its club. I am ready to play in the rose color at Emirates Old Trafford like players like Farooq Engineer, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and recently Washington Sundar. Venkatesh Iyer further said- Testing my skills in both ODI and first-class cricket in English conditions will really benefit my game. I hope I can entertain the fans and help my Lancashire teammates achieve their goals in both formats this summer.
Venkatesh Iyer’s bat has spoken loudly in the IPL playoffs, you will also be surprised to see the statistics of the KKR batsman
Venkatesh Iyer made his mark in the IPL 2024 final and played an unbeaten match-winning knock of 52 runs in 26 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes. Venkatesh Iyer (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) In the final of the Indian Premier League 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets and won the trophy of this great tournament. In this match, all the players from Kolkata Knight Riders performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. In the batting department, Venkatesh Iyer left his mark in the final of IPL 2024 and played an unbeaten match-winning innings of 52 runs in 26 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes. Let us tell you, Kolkata had to score only 114 runs in this match but their start was not so good against Hyderabad and Sunil Narayan was out on a personal score of six runs. However, after this Venkatesh Iyer came on the field to bat and he performed brilliantly and led his team to victory. Let us tell you, Venkatesh Iyer’s performance has always been very good in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. In the Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2024, this brilliant player batted very well against Sunrisers Hyderabad and played a match-winning innings of 51* runs in 28 balls. Not only this, in the final of the Indian Premier League 2021, he scored 50 runs in 32 balls against Chennai Super Kings. However, Venkatesh failed to lead his team to victory. In the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League 2021, Venkatesh Iyer also left his mark against Delhi Capitals and played a valuable innings of 55 runs in 41 balls. Due to his innings, Kolkata Knight Riders won against Delhi Capitals. In the Eliminator of IPL 2021, Venkatesh Iyer could not leave his mark against RCB and he scored 26 runs in 30 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of IPL 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders’ performance was very good in the final of IPL 2024. No player from Sunrisers Hyderabad was able to score big, due to which the team was all out for 113 runs while batting first. Kolkata bowlers did their job very well. After this, Venkatesh Iyer did not spare any bowler of Sunrisers Hyderabad in batting and continuously attacked everyone. Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League trophy for the third time. Before this season, the team has also won the trophy of 2012 and 2014 seasons. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players…
Venkatesh Iyer feels great playing against Mumbai Indians: Mike Hesson
For Kolkata Knight Riders, the best batsman Venkatesh Iyer played an important inning of 42 runs in 21 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. Venkatesh Iyer (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in a spectacular match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 11 May. Due to rain, this match was played for 16-16 overs in which Kolkata batted first and scored 157 runs losing 7 wickets. For Kolkata Knight Riders, the best batsman Venkatesh Iyer played an important inning of 42 runs in 21 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. He did not spare any Mumbai Indians bowler and hit hard against all of them. In reply, Mumbai Indians could score only 139 runs. GeoCinema IPL experts Brett Lee, Mike Hesson and RP Singh present their views on the performances of Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer. Varun Chakraborty took two wickets after scoring 17 runs against Mumbai. Regarding Varun Chakraborty, Brett Lee said, ‘He bowled very well. He understood the pitch very well and played an important role in his team’s victory by bowling brilliantly. Regarding the spinners of Kolkata Knight Riders, RP Singh said, ‘They bowled like a partnership. He understood the situation and then bowled a good length. Sunil Narayan kept the Mumbai batsman silent while bowling lethally against Rohit Sharma and Varun also bowled with variations. Even though Kolkata was not getting wickets at one time, these two also stopped the flow of runs. Mike Hesson praised Venkatesh Iyer a lot Mike Hesson said about Venkatesh Iyer, ‘It seems that he likes playing against Mumbai Indians. He had suffered a knee injury earlier but it did not seem at all that he would stop. He batted at a strike rate of 200. Where other batsmen were facing a lot of trouble, he played a match-winning inning for his team. Let us tell you, with this victory, Kolkata Knight Riders has become the first team to qualify for the playoffs of IPL 2024. They have performed very well this season and the team is at the first position in the points table of IPL 2024. 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all the 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
“Where did you hide it…” Venkatesh Iyer made a joke about Mitchell Starc’s wife Alyssa Healy – got a strong reply
Starc’s wife and Australian female cricketer Alyssa Healy was present to watch this match between Mumbai and Kolkata. Mitchell Starc (Pic Source-X) The 51st match of IPL 2024 was played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders on 3 May. In this match, Kolkata won by 24 runs and gained 2 more important points in the points table. The star of this match was IPL’s most expensive player Mitchell Starc. He bowled 3.5 overs and took 4 wickets for 33 runs. The most important thing was that Starc took 3 wickets in his last over. The thing is that Mitchell Starc’s half IPL season was very bad. He did not take many wickets and gave away a lot of runs to the batsmen. Then what happened that in the last over he took 3 wickets in just 5 balls and because of him Mumbai Indians got all out. The credit behind this brilliant performance is being given to his wife Alyssa Healy. Actually, Starc’s wife and Australian female cricketer Alyssa Healy was present to watch this match between Mumbai and Kolkata. Starc’s wife Alyssa Healy was sitting in the stadium wearing KKR jersey. Alyssa Healy kept cheering for Starc the whole time and the most important thing was that as soon as she arrived, Starc performed very well in the match. The news is spreading all over the social media that Starc was in form after seeing his wife. Venkatesh Iyer made fun of Starc Meanwhile, after the match, when Player of the Match Venkatesh Iyer was asked about Starc’s performance, he jokingly said – Mitchell has bowled very brilliantly and commendably. I would like to ask him where he had kept Alyssa Haley hidden till now. Starc replied, “She was at home because she was busy with international events for some time, however now that she is here, hopefully it is a good sign for us.”
Anil Kumble reached Lucknow before Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’, Venkatesh Prasad shared pictures from Ayodhya.
Former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has already reached Ayodhya. Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad (Image Credit- Twitter) The whole country is in Rammay at this time and people are immersed in the name of Ram for the consecration of Shri Ram in Ayodhya. Many celebrities from the cricket world will also attend the consecration of Ram Lal on January 22. Before this, former Indian captain Anil Kumble reached Lucknow on Sunday 21 January. The great leg spinner will attend the consecration ceremony to be held on January 22. Apart from this, former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has reached Ayodhya. Prasad gave this information through social media. He shared a photo and video on Instagram, which is from Ayodhya. While posting he wrote, Jai Shri Ram! It’s a wonderful moment. Everyone is ready to witness the incident. One of our most important days. The whole of Ayodhya and most of our country is dancing with joy. Glory to Ayodhyapati Shri Ramchandra ji. #WATCH , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Veteran cricketer Anil Kumble arrives in Lucknow, ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Temple Pranpratishtha ceremony that will be held tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/8KlktAtTrB — ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2024 Jai Shree Ram.What a moment. All in readiness to witness an event of a lifetime. One of our most significant days.Whole of Ayodhya and the majority of our nation pulsating with joy. Hail Ayodhyapati Shree Ramchandra ji 🙏🏼🌸 pic.twitter.com/EMqGzAxPbG — Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) January 21, 2024 Other legendary cricketers will also be included Apart from this, other cricketers have given their respective reactions through social media regarding the program of Ram Mandir. Let us tell you that many celebrities from the cricket world are going to participate in this grand event. BCCI has given permission to Virat Kohli to be a part of the program in Ayodhya. Apart from this, former Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev and Mithali Raj are also going to be a part of this program. The consecration of Ram Lalla will begin at 12:20 pm (IST) and is likely to end by 1 pm on Monday. It is being told that in this holy moment, the idol will get divine energy, which will fill the temple with spiritual importance and sanctity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be a part of this program. Apart from this, many prominent guests are included. read this also- Cricket Buzz: Know about the amazing tweet of January 21 which is going viral very fast
“Not a single ICC trophy in 10 years…” Has Team India become the new choker? Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad gave a surprising statement
Team India has not been able to win a single ICC trophy since 2013. Venkatesh Prasad and Virat Kohli (Pic Source-Twitter) In the year 2023, Team India had a chance to win two ICC trophies each. He had the first chance to win the World Test Championship trophy. After that, Team India had a good golden opportunity to win the ODI World Cup. Had won all the league stage matches in ODI World Cup 2023. After this the team defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals and made it to the finals. However, Team India then lost to Australia in the final. After this defeat, India’s dream of becoming world champion for the third time was shattered. Let us tell you that the Indian team has not been able to win any ICC tournament since 2013, hence many fans started calling Team India the new chokers. Regarding the question regarding fans’ chokers Venkatesh Prasad gave a funny answer Venkatesh Prasad has given his opinion regarding whether the Indian cricket team is the new choker. Actually, recently Venkatesh Prasad had organized a question and answer session on social media platform X. During this session, a fan asked him, Sir, do you also think that Team India has become the new chokers of world cricket? Because we have lost 10 consecutive ICC knockouts in the last 10 years. Answering this question, Venkatesh Prasad said that he does not consider Team India as chokers. Venkatesh Prasad responded, “No chokers, we have won 2 Test series against Australia in Australia, the last in 2020-21 by 36 all out, I consider it one of the biggest wins for India, that too When more than half the players were not available. But there is definitely something not right about not winning a major tournament in 11 years.” India will once again have a chance to win the ICC trophy next year, when they will participate in the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in USA and West Indies in June. Talking about Team India, it is currently playing a two-match Test series in South Africa. After this he will play a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Also read: Irfan Pathan gave a big statement on Team India’s poor bowling in the Boxing Day Test.
International players have made test cricket a joke, Venkatesh Prasad gave everyone a class
According to Venkatesh Prasad, franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket and he is feeling very bad seeing this. Venkatesh Prasad (Photo Source: Twitter) Franchise league cricket has grown rapidly in recent times. Many international players want to play in franchise league cricket and want to play an important role in the victory of their team by performing well. There are many players who have terminated their central contracts with the national team and now their focus remains only on franchise leagues tournaments. Many former players are not liking the fact that star players are focusing more on franchise leagues cricket instead of playing for the international team. Now former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has presented his side regarding this matter. According to Venkatesh Prasad, franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket and he is feeling very bad seeing this. Let us tell you, South Africa has recently announced its team for the Test series against New Zealand in which seven uncapped players have been included. This is because senior players will be seen playing in the SA20 league to be held in South Africa. A user on ‘X’ asked Venkatesh Prasad a question, ‘What would you like to say on the fact that South Africa has sent its third grade team in the Test series against New Zealand? Has taste become luxury?’ Venkatesh Prasad gave a brilliant answer On this Venkatesh Prasad said, ‘This is a very bad thing. Franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket in importance. I hope this doesn’t happen again. Sets a very bad precedent. Sad that it has reached this state where Franchise cricket has overtaken Test cricket in priority. Hope this doesn’t become the way forward. — Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) December 31, 2023 South Africa is currently playing a Test series against the Indian team and after this they have to tour New Zealand where two Test matches will be played. The first test match is starting from 4th February while the second will be played from 13th February. Here is the South Africa team for the New Zealand test: Neil Brand (captain), David Bedingham, Ruan de Sward, Clyde Fortuyn (wk), Zubair Hamza, Tshepo Moreki, Mihalali Mpongwana, Duane Ollivier, Dane Paterson, Keegan Pietersen, Dane Peet, Renard van Tonder, Shaun von Berg , Khaya Jondo. 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history
Venkatesh Prasad reacted like this on the cricket journey of the Indian team in the year 2023.
The former player wants India to start winning championships. Venkatesh Prasad (Photo Source: Twitter) Former Indian cricket team fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has been very vocal about cricket since his retirement. So now at the end of the year 2023, Venkatesh has given a big reaction by giving his opinion on the journey of the Indian cricket team. The 54-year-old former cricketer wants Team India to play the best cricket in the year 2024 and start winning ICC tournaments. It is noteworthy that in recent times, the Indian team has not performed well in ICC tournaments. Venkatesh Prasad gave a big statement Let us tell you that Venkatesh Prasad has given a big statement through social media regarding the cricket journey of the Indian cricket team in the year 2023. Prasad said through a post on his official X account- It was a year of “what could have been” for Team India. After dominating the World Cup, came a very bad day, that too in the final. Travis Head played an important role in both the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC). It is expected that in the coming year, India will start winning championship tournaments, as they have not been able to do so for 1 decade. All the best to Team India in the coming year and always. See this post of Vektesh Prasad It’s been a year of “What could have been” for Team India.Dominated the World Cup only to have a very bad day when it mattered in the finals. Lost the WTC finals as well. Travis Head was brilliant in both these games.Hope in the coming year, India starts winning Championships… — Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) December 30, 2023 It is noteworthy that the Indian team had made it to the knockouts of the last three ICC tournaments, but could not win the big matches. India was defeated by Australia in the final of the World Cup Test Championship in June last year. So in the T20 World Cup 2022 held in Australia, India had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of England in the semi-final match. Apart from this, in the Cricket World Cup 2023, India won all the matches consecutively and made it to the finals, but in the finals it once again had to face defeat from Australia. Also read- Stuart Broad is going to get this big honor on the occasion of New Year, read the full news. 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive…
