KKR vs DC IPL 2021: Venkatesh Iyer stars with the ball now, social media call him Knight Riders’ ‘golden boy’

Venkatesh Iyer has 21 wickets to his name for Madhya Pradesh from 41 T20 games and has also picked up 10 wickets in 50-over domestic matches. Iyer enrolled for a B.Com degree, alongside a chartered accountancy degree before switching to cricket.

Kolkata Knight Riders seem to have discovered a gem in Venkatesh Iyer ever since Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has resumed in the UAE. Iyer, who opened the batting with Shubman Gill for KKR, has been sensational with the bat but on Tuesday (September 28) after it was his medium-pace bowling which caught Delhi Capitals on the hop in Sharjah.

On a sluggish and slow surface in Sharjah, Iyer changed his pace brilliantly and maintained great control to pick up two crucial wickets of Shimron Hetmeyer (4) and Axar Patel (0) while giving away 29 runs in fours. Iyer’s brilliant bowling coupled with Sunil Narine’s 2/18 and Lockie Ferguson’s 2/10 restricted the Capitals to just 127/9 bowling first.

Social media could keep calm after watching Iyer in action with the ball. “Venkatesh Iyer is the golden boy of #KKR in #IPL2021 @KKRiders,” one fan tweeted.