IPL 2025 mega auction: KKR's 23.75 crore buy Venkatesh Iyer ready to captain the side
Kolkata edged out Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a fierce bidding war to acquire the 29-year-old Indian all-rounder. Iyer was the third most expensive player at the IPL 2025 mega auction, after Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants, INR 27 crores) and Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings, INR 26.75 crores)