A player who played an important role in making Kolkata Knight Riders the champion in IPL 2024 has taken a big decision. It has been more than 2 years since this player played his last match for Team India. Despite the brilliant performance in IPL, this player is not returning to the team. In such a situation, this player has now taken a big decision for his career. This player will soon be seen playing in England.

This player of Team India took a big decision

Team India's star all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer has decided to play in England's county cricket. Venkatesh Iyer will play this year's ODI Cup and two County Championship matches for Lancashire. Lancashire has signed a contract with the Indian player for five weeks. This is the first time Venkatesh will be a part of county cricket. The last 2 seasons of IPL have been very good for Venkatesh. In IPL 2024, he scored a total of 370 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders, which helped the team win the title.

Excited to play county cricket

In a press release from Lancashire Club, Venkatesh said that I am excited to play county cricket for the first time in England. Lancashire is a historic club and Indian players have their own history here. Farooq Engineer, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and recently Washington Sundar have played in this jersey. I would like to carry forward that tradition. Testing my skills with both red and white ball in the conditions of England will greatly benefit my game. I hope that I will be able to entertain the fans with my game and help my team achieve their goals in both formats.

Waiting for return to Team India

Venkatesh Iyer got a chance to debut in Team India after the 2021 T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya was injured then. Venkatesh Iyer has played 2 ODIs and 9 T20 matches for Team India so far. He has scored 24 runs in ODIs and 133 runs in T20s. During this, he has also taken 5 wickets. Venkatesh Iyer played his last match for Team India against Sri Lanka in February 2022. Since then he has not got a place in Team India.