Hardik Pandya's pride broken, he is no more the most expensive all-rounder, only 11 matches old player beats him in the auction

Hardik Pandya: Before the mega auction of IPL 2025, Hardik Pandya was the most expensive all-rounder of the season. He was retained by Mumbai Indians for 18 crores. He is also the captain of the team. It was believed that Hardik would be the most expensive all-rounder in the next season but now this will not be possible. An all-rounder got more than Rs 18 crore in the mega auction.

This player overtook

Hardik Pandya will not be the most expensive all-rounder in IPL 2025. He has been overtaken by Venkatesh Iyer. In the mega auction, KKR bought Venkatesh for Rs 23.75 crore due to which Hardik lagged behind. Venkatesh has become the third most expensive player of this season and the fourth most expensive player in IPL history.

can become captain

KKR has not spent Rs 23.75 crore on Venkatesh Iyer just like that. Venkatesh is an excellent left-handed top order batsman. He is also a medium pace fast bowler. He has been with the team for the last several years in 2021. KKR has not bought any other big player. In such a situation, it is believed that Venkatesh can be the next captain of KKR.

keep an eye on career

Venkatesh Iyer, who has played 2 ODIs and 9 T20s for India, was once considered a competitor to Hardik Pandya, but he has not got enough opportunities in Team India yet. 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. If KKR appoints Iyer as captain in the next season, his leadership abilities will be revealed. He has proved his ability as a batsman.

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