Venkatesh Iyer’s Surprising Choice: MS Dhoni Over Sachin Tendulkar
The County team released a humorous video of their ‘This or That’ segment on social media, announcing that all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer will soon wrap up his time with Lancashire in England and head back home for the start of the domestic season, the Duleep Trophy.
Iyer has participated in five List A games for the team in the One-Day Cup and has so far faced Surrey in a first-class match in the County Championship.
It hasn’t been a very memorable spell, though, and Lanchashire’s next game will bring it to an end.
In the five One-Day Cup matches, he amassed 15, 4, 9, 25, and three wickets. He scored four and fifteen against Surrey in the County match.
However, Iyer was upbeat during the enjoyable video session, where he was asked to select one of the two player names that were sequentially mentioned to him.
Iyer, who arrived in England based on a recommendation from his teammate Phil Salt of the Kolkata Knight Riders, chose Phil Salt in the majority of the combinations that were suggested to him. The player he did not select kept losing.
The combination eventually reached a choice between Brendon McCullum an MS Dhoni, and Iyer had no hesitation saying “MS Dhoni”.
Dhoni’s name was then put against Virat Kohli, and Iyer stayed with Dhoni.
However, when Dhoni’s name was mentioned as a possibility next to Sachin Tendulkar, it presented a bit of a problem for the Indian. Lyer grinned, stopped for a few seconds, and then said, “MS Dhoni.”
Iyer made a name for himself in the Indian Premier League of 2021 as a powerful top-order batter. He was called up for India’s white-ball internationals thanks to his excellent performance in that edition.
Iyer has exceptional batsmanship, but he also has a useful skill set as a seam bowler.
The post Venkatesh Iyer’s Surprising Choice: MS Dhoni Over Sachin Tendulkar appeared first on Cricket Country.