KKR has not yet made public who will be his new captain, but Iyer, who was bought back for a record yoga of Iyer, INR 23.75 crore (US $ 2.83 million), among the top claimants with former India captain Have learned to be one. Ajinkya Rahane.
Although Iyer, who is 30 years old, never led competitive cricket, is eager to experience. “Surely. Surely, I’m ready,” he recently said in a chat with Espncricinfo. “Again, I have always said this: captaincy is just a tag. I believe in leadership. It is a big role, a big role as a leader.
“You don’t need a captain’s tag to be a leader in your dressing room. You need to set the example. You need to be a good role model, both the fields and out, which I am now doing MP. Freedom to give your opinion.
“I always wanted to be a person. And if the captaincy comes in my way, I would definitely like to do it. There is no ambiguity on this. I will definitely do it, if it comes in my way. Someone comes in my way. Not to do so.
Iyer started his IPL in 2021 and played an important role in walking around KKR’s fate in that season. He started with four defeats in six matches, but recovered in dramatic fashion, registered seven wins in nine matches to make the finals. The establishment of Iyer at the top of the order played a role in upwing, but has diversity in her role. He moved to number 3 (and lower) last year and also entered with the ball when needed. Overall, Iyer has scored 1326 runs in 51 matches for KKR, with a strike rate of 137. This is the only franchise for which he has ever played.
A possible reason KKR has not announced the captain for IPL 2025 which could be a busy Indian domestic program. At the time of mega auction, which was held in late November, Iyer was one of the several KKR players, who were in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where Madhya Pradesh lost to Mumbai in the final. After the second phase of the Ranji Trophy, with the final on 26 February.
Iyer said that he was happy that KKR did not want to disturb the players, while the domestic season was going on. “It’s good that they are giving their place to players and let them focus on domestic cricket. Whenever it comes, we will see about it.”
The full Venkatesh Iyer interview will be published in the lead-up of IPL 2025.
