IPL 2023: Top five performances by Impact Players

 2. Venkatesh Iyer

While Rinku Singh has come out as one of the biggest sensations of Kolkata Knight Riders, stylish top-order batter Venkatesh Iyer has also been integral to the team's run in the ongoing season. Iyer was used as an Impact Player on many occasions, with him justifying the role more often than not.

With his ability to play risk-free shots at a quick tempo, he played an amazing knock of 83 runs off 40 balls at a strike rate of 207.50. This knock took the game away from Gujrat Titans, where KKR was seemingly weak, before being finished in style by Rinku with five sixes off the last over. 

In the absence of Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh perfected the role of batting deep for the team. He even became the first impact player to get the Player of the Match award and finished as the leading run scorer for his franchise, scoring 404 runs in 14 innings with a strike rate of 150.