New Delhi. Indian team and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer will be seen playing county cricket in England on Friday. He has joined the Lancashire team for two Division One matches and the ODI Cup to be held next month. Lancashire gave this information from its ex account. He posted a video of Venkatesh and wrote, “Welcome..”
Iyer said in a statement, “Lancashire is a historic county team that has welcomed many Indian players to its club. I am excited to join the list of players like Farooq Engineer, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and recently Washington Sundar to play in the Red Rose colors at Old Trafford. This will be the perfect time to test my skills in ODI and first class games in England.”
Let us tell you that the career of Venkatesh Iyer, who showed strength in domestic cricket, shone in the 2021 Indian Premier League. After scoring a lot of runs for Kolkata Knight Riders, he also got a place in Team India. Venkatesh Iyer made his T20 debut against New Zealand in Jaipur in November 2021. In January 2022, he got a chance to play ODI against South Africa. So far, he has scored a total of 24 runs in 2 ODIs and 133 runs in 9 T20 Internationals for India.
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 27, 2024, 08:25 IST
