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Despite being released from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad for a second year in a row, Venkatesh Iyer has again pledged his loyalty to the franchise. He said that if given a choice of the team for the IPL 2026 auction, his heart would pick KKR to ‘continue the legacy’ and ‘bring more glory’ to the franchise.

KKR made Venkatesh one of their most expensive signings in IPL history, splurging Rs 23.75 crore on him in the IPL 2025 auction. It proved to be an abject failure as he managed only 142 runs in seven innings at an average of 20.29 and a strike-rate of 139.22, without bowling at all. He mostly played out of his usual batting position before being dropped in the middle of the season.

In IPL 2025, his price went that high because several teams were intere

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