Rahul Tiwari
khelja|14-07-2024
Team India: Gautam Gambhir's name has been announced as the new head coach of Team India. As the new head coach of Team India, Gautam Gambhir is going to take charge of the Indian team from the Sri Lanka tour. According to media reports, selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir may soon announce the team squad for the T20 series and ODI series to be held on the Sri Lanka tour.
Due to which it is believed that Gautam Gambhir may soon give this star player a chance to join the team squad in place of Team India's veteran all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube.
Team India's star all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer played his last match for the Indian team during the Sri Lanka T20 series in the year 2022.
Venkatesh Iyer has not had a chance to play for Team India since the Sri Lanka T20 series in 2022, but Venkatesh Iyer's role was very important in making Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) the champion in the IPL 2024 season. Because of which it is believed that Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir may soon give Venkatesh Iyer a chance to make a comeback for Team India.
Venkatesh Iyer has scored 370 runs in 14 matches played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 season, batting at an average of 46.25 and a strike rate of 158.80.
During this, Venkatesh Iyer has also played 4 half-century innings for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Looking at the performance shown by Venkatesh Iyer in the IPL 2024 season, the selection committee may give Venkatesh Iyer a chance to make a comeback in Team India in the Sri Lanka T20 series.
Talking about the international cricket statistics of Team India's star all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, he has performed quite mixed in the 2 ODIs and 9 T20 matches played so far. Venkatesh Iyer has scored 24 runs in 2 ODIs played for Team India, while in 9 T20 International matches, Venkatesh Iyer has scored 133 runs and taken 5 wickets.