Venkatesh Iyer Breaks Records with Rs 23.75 Crore Price Tag in IPL 2025 Mega Auction

New Delhi: Venkatesh Iyer, the talented all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh, has been acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Interestingly, KKR had released him before the auction only to bring him back at a record price.

Iyer, who was palced in Set 4 of capped all-rounders, went over 11 times his base price of Rs 2 crore after KKR and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got engaged in an intense bidding war.

KKR, having retained six players and exhausted their RTM options, had to pay a premium to reacquire Shreyas Iyer, who debuted with the franchise in 2021.

In 2023, Venkatesh Iyer became only the second KKR batter, after Brendon McCullum, to score an IPL century. He also played a crucial role in KKR’s IPL 2024 final victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring an unbeaten 52 to help chase down 114 runs comfortably.

Shreyas Iyer’s stint with the Indian T20I team was brief during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, as the national side sought alternatives in Hardik Pandya’s absence. Iyer featured in nine T20Is and two ODIs, amassing 157 runs and taking five wickets.