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“Avesh Khan broke this big news to me” Venkatesh Iyer talks after picked for New Zealand T20 Series

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Venkatesh Iyer India New Zealand T20 series

This year’s star in the Indian Premier League 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders‘ Venkatesh Iyer along with some other top performers from the Indian Premier League 2021 season has selected for the India’s T20 series against New Zealand beginning from 17th November.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the name of the 16 players who have been selected for the upcoming New Zealand T20 series. IPL stars such as Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan and Venkatesh Iyer has been called up to the squad among the 16.

The New Zealand series will mark the beginning of a new chapter as it will be Rahul Dravid’s first time in-charge of the Indian cricket team on full-term basis. Along with that, Rohit Sharma has been named new T20 captain for Team India after Virat Kohli stepped down from the role after the T20 World Cup 2021.

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Venkatesh Iyer, who came out of the syllabus, was one of the main reason behind Kolkata Knight Riders’stunning fight back in the IPL 2021, reaching the final of the World’s biggest T20 league, but eventually lost to Chennai Super Kings in the Final.

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Venkatesh Iyer, in an interaction with the Time of India, revealed that he only got the news from his Madhya Pradesh teammate Avesh Khan about his selection.

Iyer at first expressed his delight of being selected to play for Team India. He said that he didn’t expected this to happen and is ready to put up as many runs as possible. He also thanked the selectors, coaches and captain.

He further added that it was his dream to represent India, and he is ready that his dream is being fulfilled. He stated that, he received the news of getting selected for India from his Madhya Pradesh teammate Avesh Khan, who also have been selected for the series.

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He continued that he is a all-rounder and will play in any role the team wants him to play. He said that he is a fearless batsman and will bat fearlessly, and will bat at any position and will bowl any moment the team wants.

He also talked about playing under Rohit Sharma and praised a lot of the newly appointed Indian cricket team’s T20 captain.

Venkatesh Iyer in IPL 2021

Venkatesh Iyer played 10 matches in what was his debut IPL season and scored 370 runs with a strike rate of 128.71, opening the inning for Kolkata Knight Riders.