Venkatesh Iyer marries Shruti Raghunathan© X (Twitter)
Amidst all the craziness and excitement around the T20 World Cup, Indian cricket fans received the good news about the all-rounder. Venkatesh IyerIt's marriage. The Kolkata Knight Riders star all-rounder got married to Shruti Raghunathan. The duo got engaged in November 2023 and finally exchanged wedding vows on Sunday morning, in the presence of their respective family members and friends. Photos from their beautiful wedding ceremony are now going viral on social media, garnering love from all over the world.
Iyer had an incredible outing with the bat in IPL 2024 as he played a key role in KKR's title win. In 14 matches, Iyer has scored 370 runs, with a strike rate of 158.80. He also smashed four half-centuries and recorded his highest score of 70 in the 2024 IPL.
Apart from this, Iyer's marvelous half-century helped KKR register a comfortable win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the summit clash and clinch their third IPL title.
Talking about the final match, in a season dominated from start to finish, KKR's bowling unit was perfect, leaving the Sunrisers in ruins while bowling them out for a paltry 113 in 18.3 overs.
This is the lowest score ever recorded in a summit clash of the tournament. Iyer (52*), a forgotten Indian all-rounder, then helped KKR complete the formalities in just 10.3 overs.
“That's what we demanded from the team and from every individual. They stood up to the right opportunity and that feeling is hard to express. It (waiting) was so long, longer than the match. We played like invincibles throughout the season There's there's so much to cherish right now It's enjoyable, the performance was impeccable from start to finish, I'm at a loss for words right now. moment,” the KKR skipper said. Shreyas Iyer » declared after winning the title.
(With PTI inputs)
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