Happy to be bought by his old franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL mega auction, all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Sunday said that he would gladly accept the challenge of captaining the team. The Shahrukh Khan-owned franchise decided not to retain its 2024 IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer in the ongoing mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He did bid on Shreyas in the auction but was not ready to pay a big amount. However, he spent a big amount to include Venkatesh in the team. At present, KKR does not have any player who can captain or has more experience before.
After being bought by KKR for a big amount, Venkatesh said, 'I got a chance to captain the team in the absence of Nitish Rana, I was the vice-captain of the team when he was injured. I have always believed that captaincy is just a position. Leading the team is about creating an environment where everyone feels they can play and contribute to this team. If given the responsibility, I will be very happy to take it.
He said, 'Our goal will be to defend the championship together and continue our winning campaign. Thank you very much for selecting me for your team.' Venkatesh has played nine T20 Internationals and two ODIs for India. He became the third most expensive buy in the IPL mega auction after Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants, Rs 27 crore) and Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings, Rs 26.75 crore). The franchise has retained Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh. The team includes four capped and two uncapped players.
Amid growing speculations over the resignation of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union H
Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer will be out of action for approximately two months. He suffered a s
The suspicion of the country's investigation agency on Jyoti Malhotra, who was caught on charges
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh is in the news these days for his most-awaited film Dhurandhar. Now
Companies spend money lavishly to make their brands reach the millions of people who come to take
There is tremendous excitement among the fans about the three-match ODI series between India and
The Congress party will hold press conferences in 57 cities across the country between April 21 a
Instagram influencer Sharmistha Panoli's lawyer filed a petition in the Apipur court on Monday. H
Before the finale, who can tell better than their family about which contestant is playing a toug
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made serious allegations in a press conference on Thursday on the co
