The 3-time IPL champs KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) had bought Venkatesh Iyer for a massive sum of Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. The former Indian spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin stats that Venkatesh Iyer might be donning the yellow (CSK) jersey in the upcoming IPL 2026 edition. The former thinks that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won’t retain him and we’ll see the left-handed batter in the IPL 2026 auction.

Will Venkatesh Iyer play for CSK in IPL 2026?

If the Sam Curran and Ravindra Jadeja trade to the Rajasthan Royals (RR) goes through, Ashwin thinks CSK will look to make changes in their batting. Since both Curran and Jadeja are left-handed batters, CSK will look for like-for-like replacements. In his point of view, Venkatesh Iyer or Nitish Rana can be a perfect pick.

“CSK can

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