Venkatesh Iyer playing cricket in a temple complex in Kanchipuram. Internet amazed

Venkatesh Iyer had a great performance with the bat in the recently concluded IPL 2023. The Kolkata Knight Riders batting scored 404 runs in 14 matches which included a century and two fifties. He also became the first batsman since Brendon McCullum to score a ton for KKR in the IPL. Despite their good performances, KKR failed to qualify for the playoffs and finished seventh in the points table. With the IPL 2023 now over, the 29-year-old batsman is spending his holidays in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram.

On Instagram, Iyer shared a video where he was seen playing cricket with young students of Veda Pathshala in Kanchipuram.

“The love for the game is unbelievable. I had a great time with all the young students of Veda Pathshala in Kanchipuram,” the post read.

“The kids definitely had a dream come true moment,” commented a fan.

“Respect goes up 10000000000000 percent,” commented another fan.

In his entire IPL career, Iyer has played a total of 36 matches and scored 956 runs. He has smashed a century and seven half-centuries. Apart from this, he has played two ODIs and nine T20Is for Team India.

Earlier in the IPL, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh heaped praise on Iyer after he smashed a maiden century against Mumbai Indians.

“Venkatesh Iyer is a special player and proved it with his maiden IPL century. Batsmen like David Warner and KL Rahul should learn a thing or two from his innings,” he said.

“Iyer not only strengthened his team after the fall of an early wicket, but also scored runs in excess of 200.”

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