Ajinkya rahane on venkatesh iyer:
Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has not been able to do anything special in IPL 2025 so far. Like the team, the season has been very bad for Venkatesh Iyer, Vice -captain Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer was bought by KKR in the mega auction for the season for a price of Rs 23.75 crore, which he could not justify with his performance. Now team captain Ajinkya Rahane made a shocking statement on Iyer with poor form.
Venkatesh Iyer’s performance in the season
In the 18th season, Iyer has scored 142 runs in 7 innings of 10 matches at an average of 20.28. During this time his high score has been 60 runs. Iyer played only two innings of 60 and 45 runs. Apart from this, the rest of the flops appeared. Iyer scored 28 runs in the last four innings.
What did Captain Rahane say on Venkatesh Iyer?
Talking in the press room of Star Sports, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “All the players go through this phase where they are giving their best but not being performed. She is a quality player. We all know that they have done well for the franchise, they have done well for the team.”
Rahane further said, “It is important to support them from the perspective of management and leadership group. He is working hard. People often look at the results. But all the players who are working hard are really important. From our perspective, we are completely back Venkatesh Iyer.
Team’s poor performance
Significantly, KKR has played 10 matches, in which he has won only 4. The team played 5 matches and was inconclusive due to 1 rain. The team ranks 7th in the table with 9 points.
