'I am looking forward to having Venkatesh Iyer in the side' - Devdutt Padikkal on competition for No. 3 position at RCB in IPL 2026
Looking forward to having Venkatesh in the side: Padikkal
12 Jan 2026
2 MinVenkatesh Iyer
India
Current Series
Full Name
Venkatesh Iyer
Nationality
India
Other Name
Venkatesh Iyer
Role
--
Birth Date
25 Dec 1994 (31y 21d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| odi | 2 | 2 | -- | 24 | 22 | 12.00 | 40 | 60.00 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 9 | 7 | 3 | 133 | 35 | 33.25 | 82 | 162.19 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 135 | 119 | 33 | 3038 | 104 | 35.32 | 2159 | 140.71 | 1 | 17 |
| fc | 28 | 46 | 3 | 1658 | 174 | 38.55 | 2409 | 68.82 | 2 | 12 |
| list a | 53 | 50 | 10 | 1568 | 198 | 39.20 | 1551 | 101.09 | 4 | 5 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| odi | 2 | 1 | 5.00 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | 5.60 | -- | -- | -- |
| t20i | 9 | 4 | 9.10 | 75 | 5 | 2/23 | 15.00 | 8.18 | 11.0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 135 | 67 | 160.10 | 1234 | 49 | 6/20 | 25.18 | 7.70 | 19.6 | -- | 1 |
| fc | 28 | 30 | 202.00 | 575 | 17 | 3/28 | 33.82 | 2.84 | 71.2 | -- | -- |
| list a | 53 | 37 | 180.30 | 1020 | 27 | 3/55 | 37.77 | 5.65 | 40.1 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| PUN vs MP | 0 | 2/60 | 13 Jan 2026 | Bengaluru | lista |
| KAR vs MP | 65* | 0/31 | 08 Jan 2026 | Ahmedabad | lista |
| JHA vs MP | 9 | - | 06 Jan 2026 | Anand | lista |
| MP vs PUD | 12 | 0/15 | 03 Jan 2026 | Ahmedabad | lista |
| MP vs TRI | 16 | 4/44 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ahmedabad | lista |
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