IPL 2026: KKR should release Venkatesh Iyer and target these three players ahead of auction
3 Players KKR could target to replace Iyer in IPL 2026
11 Oct 2025
2 MinVenkatesh Iyer
India
Current Series
Full Name
Venkatesh Iyer
Nationality
India
Other Name
Venkatesh Iyer
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
25 Dec 1994 (30y 303d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| odi | 2 | 2 | -- | 24 | 22 | 12.00 | 40 | 60.00 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 9 | 7 | 3 | 133 | 35 | 33.25 | 82 | 162.19 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 135 | 119 | 33 | 3038 | 104 | 35.32 | 2159 | 140.71 | 1 | 17 |
| fc | 28 | 46 | 3 | 1658 | 174 | 38.55 | 2409 | 68.82 | 2 | 12 |
| list a | 53 | 50 | 10 | 1568 | 198 | 39.20 | 1551 | 101.09 | 4 | 5 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| odi | 2 | 1 | 5.00 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | 5.60 | -- | -- | -- |
| t20i | 9 | 4 | 9.10 | 75 | 5 | 2/23 | 15.00 | 8.18 | 11.0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 135 | 67 | 160.10 | 1234 | 49 | 6/20 | 25.18 | 7.70 | 19.6 | -- | 1 |
| fc | 28 | 30 | 202.00 | 575 | 17 | 3/28 | 33.82 | 2.84 | 71.2 | -- | -- |
| list a | 53 | 37 | 180.30 | 1020 | 27 | 3/55 | 37.77 | 5.65 | 40.1 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP vs PUN | 73 | 0/12 | 15 Oct 2025 | Indore | firstclass |
| IPP vs CG | 10 | 0/13 | 15 Jun 2025 | Gwalior | t20 |
| IPP vs JL | 16 | 2/38 | 14 Jun 2025 | Gwalior | t20 |
| DC vs KKR | 7 | - | 29 Apr 2025 | Delhi | t20 |
| KKR vs GT | 14 | - | 21 Apr 2025 | Kolkata | t20 |
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