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'When I saw him in Dubai I thought ‘This guy has some star quality’: ENG legend likens Venkatesh Iyer to AB de Villiers

A legendary England cricketer compared Venkatesh Iyer to AB de Villiers after the KKR star's century in IPL 2023.

Published on: Apr 16, 2023 07:05 pm IST
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Venkatesh Iyer was in hot form against Mumbai Indians in Match 22 of IPL 2023, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Batting at no. 3, Iyer slammed 104 runs off 51 balls, packed with six fours and nine sixes. He reached his ton in 49 balls and has since then sent fans and experts into a state of meltdown. This was also Kolkata Knight Riders' first century in the IPL since Brendon McCullum slammed one against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer celebrates his century.(IndianPremierLeague twitter)

Only three players other than Iyer managed to cross the 10-run mark for KKR against MI, and it was more or less a solo show. KKR ended up posting 185/6 in 20 overs.

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Speaking on Star Sports, England legend Kevin Pietersen raved over Iyer and praised his stroke-play. The former RCB man also reminded fans about how Iyer caught everyone's attention in IPL 2021's second leg, held in UAE.

"He is a tall guy; he stands on top of the bounce because of his height. I’m very impressed with the way he played off the back-foot too, and he also doesn’t get bogged down by the spinners. He is a 360 kind of player", he said.

 
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