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    "title": "'Keep An Eye On Him': Venkatesh Iyer Impresses Cricketer Fraternity",
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    "excerpt": "Kolkata Knight Riders included a fresh face in their playing XI for their first match of the second phase of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The Eoin Morgan-led side gave a chance to Madhya Pradesh ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Kolkata Knight Riders included a fresh face in their playing XI for their first match of the second phase of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The Eoin Morgan-led side gave a chance to Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer to debut at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>And the 26-year-old proved his worth with some superb cricketing shots. He scored 41 off 27 balls in KKR&#39;s easy win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan was left amazed by his talent.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That cover drive from young Venkatesh Iyer to Siraj <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/replay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#replay<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrfanPathan\/status\/1439983496043237379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Whereas, cricketer-turned-politician Manoj Tiwary tweeted,&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kudos to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KKRiders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KKRiders<\/a> on identifying the talent in Venketesh Iyer, watever i have seen of him in domestic cricket and today in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL2021<\/a> if nurtured well by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bcci?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bcci<\/a> then he is the next fast bowling all-rounder along with Hardik for team India. Keep an eye on him guys <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RCBvsKKR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RCBvsKKR<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiwarymanoj\/status\/1439995901930446848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Iyer, who plays for Madhya Pradesh in the domestic circuit, had already made his T20 and 50-overs debuts for the Madhya Pradesh senior team and was captain of the state&#39;s Under-23 team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/india-tour-of-england-2021\">India tour of England, 2021 <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In February this year, the opener played a scintillating inning of 198 runs against Punjab in the List A tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy. He hit 20 fours and 7 sixes. He scored 273 runs in five matches of the tournament. During this, his strike rate was 124, while the average was 55.<\/p>\r\n",
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