WWE Superstar Seth Rollins Sends KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer A Special Message Ahead Of First Ipl 2022 Game

The 15th season of the Indian Premier League aka IPL 2022 kicks off at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium tonight, March 26 at 7:30 pm. The season’s first match will be played between 2-time winner Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) and four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Ahead of the match though, WWE fame Seth Rollins has a special message for KKR all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer.

Venkatesh, who was retained by the Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla-owned team before the mega auction in Bengaluru, put up a phenomenal show in the 2021 edition of the tournament. During IPL 2021, he scored 370 runs in 10 games, which included four half-century scores. He also picked three wickets during the tournament.

During a recent interaction on WWE, Venkatesh Iyer has revealed that he was a huge Seth Rollins fan. Now the wrestling champion has surprised the young Indian cricketer with a special message ahead of his IPL 2022 opening game. WWE took to their Instagram page and shared the message with the caption, “@wwerollins’ message for @kkriders’ @venkatesh.iyer2512 ahead of #IPL.”