Is Venkatesh Iyer on his way from Kolkata Knight Riders? Aakash Chopra feels that IPL -side tip during SRH vs. KKR | Mint

Kolkata Knight Riders’ poor defense of their Indian Premier League title ended on a bad note on May 25 after falling into their last IPL 2025 match on a big defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the first innings, KKR conceded a massive 278/3 to the Hyderabad franchise before scoring a meek chase who ended with the defending champions eliminated for 168. Their 110-run defeat at Arun Jaitley Stadium dismissed their batting match when they ended IPL 2025 on a disappointed eighth with 12 points of 14 games. Venkatesh Iyer, who was one of the biggest disappointments for KKR of the batting unit, was a large amount of £ 23 crore. Venkatesh Iyer on the way out? To say that he had a poor season would be an underestimation, and KKR left the cunning South Poot to the SRH match; He was on the list of impact replacements, but was not brought in. This is the second time he has not appeared for KKR in IPL 2025 after being dropped to the Chennai Super Kings collision on May 7. Commentator Aakash Chopra wonders if his exclusion was a sign that KKR could continue from him before IPL 2026 because they could rebuild their group before next season. “The big news for me from this game was that they didn’t play Venkatesh Iyer. He was on the list of impact replacement, but you didn’t let him bat. You got Manish Pandey and Angkrish Raghuvanshi to bat, and you played Ramandeep Singh and Rinku Singh. YouTuhe channel said. “Is this the indication that Venky will be released next year? You will release £ 23 crore, and then you want to buy him back at a lesser price. This is a possibility, but I feel we have an indication for next year,” he added. Venky in IPL 2025 The Lanky Southpaw only offered 11 times for the defending champions this year, and its numbers provide poor reading. Iyer could only compile 142 runs throughout the season at an average of 20.29 and a strike rate of 139.22. Part of the reason for its poor form can be a change in his batting position. The left -handed batsman usually plays at the top of the turn, but has lowered KKR this year in the batting order. With the South African Quinton de Kock and the West Indies Sunil Narine who sements their place as openers for KKKR, Iyer can be well on the way from the franchise. If they choose to keep the duo at the top. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap.