Venkatesh Iyer stunned many after being roped in for a massive price of Rs 23.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday, November 24. Iyer entered the auction at a base price of Rs 2 crore and saw a massive bidding war for him by three teams. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/venkatesh-iyer-shocker-kkr-spends-whopping-rs-23-75-crore-on-star-mp-all-rounder-2024-11-24-963221
Since 2018, India's pace bowling stocks have been on an unprecedented upswing. The emergence of Jasprit Bumrah in Test cricket and forming a formidable new-ball partnership with Mohammed Shami has been the bedrock of India doing well in overseas Tests. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-sa-very-lucky-to-have-such-quality-in-our-bowling-line-up-says-kl-rahul-on-pace-attack-752109