Star all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has gotten engaged. He shared this information via social media. The 28-year-old Iyer has entered a new phase in his life. Iyer shared pictures with his future wife. The KKR all-rounder’s future wife’s name is Shruti Ragunathan.
There is not much information available about Iyer’s future wife Shruti Ragunathan. His Instagram account is also private. Iyer was congratulated on his engagement by many Indian players like Suryakumar Yadav, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Mavi in the comments section. Additionally, Kolkata Knight Riders also congratulated the players of their team.
Apart from IPL, Venkatesh Iyer has played ODI and T20 International for the Indian team. Thanks to his excellent performance in the IPL, Iyer made his international debut for India in the T20I against New Zealand in 2021. However, Iyer failed to make his mark on the international stage. He has been away from the Indian team for almost two years. He played his last international match in February 2022 against Sri Lanka in Dharamsala.
Venkatesh has played 2 ODIs and 9 T20 International matches for India so far. He scored 24 runs in the ODI and had no success while bowling. Furthermore, he scored 133 runs in 7 innings of the T20 International and achieved 5 hits in bowling.
He has played 36 matches in the IPL so far. In 36 innings of these games, he scored 956 runs at an average of 28.12 and a strike rate of 130.25. Furthermore, while bowling, he has taken 3 wickets in 8 innings.