Not Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, the record price received for this player surprised, may be the next captain

IPL 2025 Mega auction: The record price received by Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in the mega auction held on November 24 in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia for the Indian Premier League 2025 surprised everyone. Pant was bought by LSG for Rs 27 crore and made him the most expensive player in IPL history. Whereas Punjab spent 26.75 crores on Shreyas Iyer. Both these players were expected to be sold at a high price in the auction, but they too got a higher price than expected, but the price received by one player has surprised the cricket fans as well.

This player surprised

On October 31, when all the 10 teams released the list of their retained players for the next season, the name of all-rounder and senior team player Venkatesh Iyer was not in the list of KKR's retained players. This decision surprised the fans. But everyone is surprised by the price at which KKR has included Venkatesh in the team again. KKR has made Venkatesh the third most expensive player of this season by purchasing him for Rs 23.75 crore. The auction has made him the fourth most expensive player in history.

Can get captaincy

KKR can make Venkatesh Iyer its captain next season. At present the team does not have any big name who can lead the team. In such a situation, Iyer can be the next captain of the team. In an interview, he has also expressed his desire to captain the team if given the responsibility.

keep an eye on career

Venkatesh Iyer, who has played T20 and ODI for India, is an explosive top order batsman. He bats with his left hand. He is a right arm medium pace fast bowler. This all-rounder, who is going to turn 30 on December 25, played a big role in making the team champion last year. So far, he has scored 1326 runs in 50 IPL matches, scoring 1 century and 11 half-centuries.

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