Kolkata Knight Riders batter Venkatesh Iyer, who was purchased for a mammoth Rs 23.75 Crore within the mega public sale, failed to attain large as soon as once more in the course of the IPL 2025 encounter in opposition to Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. Venkatesh’s price ticket made him a big participant for KKR however he has been fairly disappointing on this 12 months’s competitors until now. He scored simply 135 runs in 9 matches forward of the DC conflict and on Tuesday, he was dismissed by Axar Patel for simply 7. Social media customers weren’t blissful along with his disappointing run and Venkatesh was roasted massively over his kind in addition to his extravagant price ticket.
Venkatesh Iyer is nothing wanting a ₹23.75 crore rip-off.
Clueless, spineless, and a strolling wicket — he is dragged KKR down all season. Time to dump the fraud. pic.twitter.com/1cJuJzTwWJ
— StarcyKKR (@StarcKKR) April 29, 2025
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have included uncapped left-arm spinner Anukul Roy as an unchanged Delhi Capitals (DC) received the toss and elected to bowl first in match 48 of the IPL 2025 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.
Disillusioned with you, Venkatesh Iyer. You’re the weak hyperlink this crew. Simply see the way it was properly arrange. And he destroyed it. Each little bit of it.
— Nadim. (@nadimspeaks) April 29, 2025
DC have 12 factors in 9 matches, however they ended up on the shedding aspect in two out of three matches held on their unique residence floor in IPL 2025. A win will assist them go to 14 factors and get their second win of the season in New Delhi.
After successful the toss, skipper Axar Patel stated, “It turns into simpler to bat within the second innings due to the dew. I feel it is a gradual wicket, does not look dry and appears like a 190-200 pitch.”
“Will assess the situations and attempt to limit them to a decrease complete. You’ll want to keep within the current. We needed to concentrate on the method, not fear concerning the consequence. Must execute our plans.”
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane stated Roy is available in for pacer Vaibhav Arora, who’s now within the influence substitutes listing. The defending champions have simply seven factors from 9 video games and want wins aplenty to remain in competition for a spot within the playoffs.
“It is onerous to learn the wicket, I believed the left-arm spinner can be a superb choice on this floor. We have to win 5 out of 5, so simple as that. We wish to play one recreation at a time and we’ll transfer ahead accordingly. It is onerous to learn this wicket. Must adapt to the situations and assess shortly,” he stated.
Tuesday’s recreation can be performed on pitch quantity 5, sq. boundaries are at 63m and 62m respectively, with the straight boundary standing at 67m. Commentators Ian Bishop and Nick Knight reckoned the pitch seems extra compact, because it has a little bit of a sheen.
(With IANS inputs)
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