Venkatesh Iyer will play for any other IPL team other than Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time, although KKR had also bid on him in the auction but Royal Challengers Bangalore won that bid. Last year his salary for KKR was Rs 23.75 crore, but this time it is less than Rs 10 crore.
venkatesh iyer ipl 2026 price
Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 7 crore. Iyer was with KKR since his IPL debut, but will now share the dressing room with Virat Kohli. Iyer’s base price was Rs 2 crore, although his salary is Rs 16.75 crore less than last year.
Venkatesh Iyer IPL Career
Venkatesh Iyer made his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021. Since then he was a part of the KKR team. From 2021 to 2025, he played 62 matches for KKR, in which he scored 1468 runs with an average of 29.95. He has scored 1 century and 12 half-centuries in IPL. Apart from this, he also has 3 wickets in his name, but this time he will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
If we look at last year’s record, Venkatesh had scored 142 runs in 7 innings played in 11 matches for KKR, although the franchise could not utilize him well. He did not come up to bat, which was why he could score only one half-century in 2025.
Cameron Green created history
Australian batsman Cameron Green has now become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history, breaking the record of his own compatriot Mitchell Starc. Green was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25.20 crore, his base price was Rs 2 crore.
The first player to be sold in the IPL 2026 auction was David Miller, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price (Rs 2 crore). Wanindo Hasaranga was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 2 crore, Quinton de Kock was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore.
