IPL 2025 mein jab KKR ki team apne best form mein nahi dikh rahi, to former India head coach Anil Kumble ne ek solid advice di hai. Unhone bola ki vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer ka batting order change karna chahiye taaki wo apna natural attacking game khel sakein.
Venkatesh Iyer ka ab tak ka performance thoda disappointing raha hai — sirf 135 runs in 6 innings banaye hain with an average of 22.50 aur strike rate of 139.17. Unki hefty price tag of Rs 23.75 crore bhi ab criticism ka shikaar ho rahi hai.
“Unke paas is match mein ek opportunity thi Venky ko opening position pe bhejne ki. Sunil Narine ke saath opening karwate aur ek Indian wicketkeeper ko lekar aate jaise ki Luvnith Sisodia. Nortje ko bhi Chetan Sakariya ki jagah khila sakte the. Venky ko pace chahiye hoti hai ball pe, aur powerplay ke six overs mein wo apna best dikhate hain. Pehle bhi unhone isi tarah KKR ko Dubai mein playoffs tak pahuchaya tha,”
Iss season mein Venkatesh mostly middle order mein aaye hain jahan unka impact utna zabardast nahi dikh raha. Sirf do baar wo 40+ runs tak pahunch paaye hain. 2021 ke breakthrough season mein unhone 370 runs banaye the with an impressive average of 41.11.
Abhi defending champions KKR IPL 2025 points table mein 7th position</strong pe hain, sirf 3 wins in 9 matches ke saath. Unka last match against PBKS rain ki wajah se washout ho gaya tha. Agla match ab April 29 ko Delhi Capitals ke against Arun Jaitley Stadium mein hoga.
Ab dekhte hain kya KKR apne vice-captain ko naye position par laakar apni destiny badal sakti hai!