Indian allrounder Venkatesh Iyer has signed with Lancashire for his debut county cricket stint. He will probably be a part of the continuing One-Day Cup and play in two rounds of the County Championship.
Iyer, who made a mark with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the IPL, is about to make his debut for Lancashire in opposition to Kent on July 28. His signing was beneficial by his KKR teammate Phil Salt, after their victorious IPL marketing campaign the place Iyer performed key roles with half-centuries in essential matches.
Lancashire’s Director of Cricket, Mark Chilton, expressed pleasure concerning the new addition: “It is a deal we’ve labored exhausting to finish. Venkatesh will add expertise to a younger facet through the One-Day Cup, whereas offering an explosive batting choice within the middle-order and one other seam bowler that we are able to flip to with the ball.”
Iyer’s stint in Lancashire will final 5 weeks, permitting him to return to India in time for the home season opener, the Duleep Trophy, beginning on September 5. He will even play in Lancashire’s County Championship matches in opposition to Surrey and Hampshire in late August.
Talking about his new problem, Iyer mentioned, “I’m extremely excited to move over to England and to have the chance to play county cricket for the primary time in my profession. Lancashire is a really historic county with an extended historical past of welcoming Indian gamers to their Membership. To check my expertise in each one-day and first-class cricket in English circumstances goes to essentially profit my sport. I hope that I can entertain the followers and assist my Lancashire team-mates to attain their targets in each codecs this summer season.”
Iyer gained recognition through the IPL 2021 season as a top-order batter for KKR, resulting in his debut for the Indian staff in each white-ball codecs. Alongside along with his batting prowess, he’s a invaluable seam-up bowler, having recovered from accidents that restricted his bowling.
In first-class cricket, Iyer has scored 1132 runs from 32 innings, averaging 37.73, with one century and 15 wickets to his identify. In Checklist A cricket, he has 1458 runs in 40 innings at a strike charge of 101.95, together with 4 centuries and 5 fifties. He additionally performed two ODIs for India in January 2022.
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