Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) captain, Ajinkya Rahane, made a stark comment about Venkatesh Iyer following the tip of their marketing campaign in IPL 2025.
Identified for his calm and delicate behaviour, Rahane made the assertion within the post-match convention following a crushing 110-run defeat by the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday. Iyer was the third costliest participant of this season, with a price ticket of INR 23.75 crore.
Ajinkya Rahane backs Venkatesh Iyer
On being requested that the costly price ticket might have impacted the efficiency of gamers, Rahane took Iyer’s aspect. He emphasised {that a} participant’s perspective on the sector stays constant no matter their price ticket. He identified that the important thing issue is specializing in controllable elements of the sport. Rahane expressed confidence that Iyer maintained his focus all through the season.
“Somebody’s not going to work doubly tougher if he’s getting 20 plus crore, or somebody’s not going to work much less tougher when he’s getting one, two, three crore. Your perspective doesn’t change on the sector. As a participant, you solely concentrate on the issues in your and I felt Venkatesh Iyer was truly specializing in the controllable issues, he labored actually arduous all through the season,” Rahane acknowledged.
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The KKR skipper additionally stated that each participant can undergo tough patches and it may occur to anybody. He don’t suppose it’s concerning the price ticket and even Iyer was fascinated with the identical. However its simply a kind of season.
“Nicely, it is among the seasons that may occur with any participant. I don’t suppose he was fascinated with the worth nevertheless it these of the season we needed to o by,” he added.
Venkatesh Iyer’s poor present with the bat in IPL 2025
Iyer’s batting efficiency in IPL 2025 fell in need of expectations. Regardless of being one of the vital costly gamers this season, he struggled to make a big impression with the bat. His inconsistent type and incapacity to transform begins into large scores put stress on his workforce, KKR. In 11 video games he performed, Iyer solely managed to attain simply 142 runs at a mean of 20, with embrace one half-century. Followers and specialists hoped for higher contributions from Iyer, however his poor present highlighted the challenges of dwelling as much as a excessive price ticket in a aggressive match just like the IPL.
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