CSK Acquires Venkatesh Iyer for ₹10.5 Crore at IPL Mock Auction; Expected to Be 'In-Demand' at Mega Event.
One of the teams who made some of the best
acquisitions prior to the 2025 IPL Auction was KKR. They lost out on a few
important players, like Venkatesh Iyer, but were able to retain Rinku Singh,
Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Varun
Chakravarthy. After some resistance from PBKS, the MP player secured a huge
price of 10.5 Cr from CSK at JioCinema's Mock Auction War Room.
CSK may not place a bid for him at the
real IPL Auction on November 24–25, but considering the value he brings to any
team, it is inevitable that he will receive some sizable offers from other
teams. In addition to being a potent hitter at the top of the order, Venkatesh
Iyer can throw a few overs for his club.
He had a respectable 2024 season in terms of his IPL stats. In 15 games, the 29-year-old amassed 370 runs, including four fifties and a high of 70. He hit with a strike rate of 158 and averaged over 46. The RCB, LSG, and PBKS may be keeping an eye on him. He is so useful, in fact, that KKR may be persuaded to purchase him once more during the IPL Auction.
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