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The mega auction of IPL 2025 was the talk of the town for several reasons. We saw some players grabbing a jaw-dropping amount, and one such player was Venkatesh Iyer. The management of Kolkata Knight Riders paid a massive amount for him, which stunned everyone because they let go of Shreyas Iyer, the one who led KKR to win a trophy in 2024, over monetary reasons, but didn’t hesitate to pay a bomb amount for Venkatesh. So today, we’ll look at his salary growth over the years and total earnings from the league!
Venkatesh is a left-handed batsman well known for his power-hitting. He is also a handy bowler, which makes him a perfect all-rounder. He grabbed the attention during the 2021-22 domestic season while playing for Madhya Pradesh. He impressed everyone with his performance during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and continued his form, which led to him getting picked by KKR in 2021.
In 2021, KKR bought him on their side at a dismal price of just 20 lakh. While the strike rate was decent, Venkatesh Iyer enjoyed an average of 41 during the debut IPL season. In 2022, Kolkata retained him with a massive hike of up to 8 crores, but his performance was not up to the mark.
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