India, March 14 -- Venkatesh Iyer is seen as the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) captain-in-waiting, with the defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions announcing him as vice-captain to Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the 2025 season. He has plenty of great examples to learn from in the league, including the legendary MS Dhoni who is known to be quite open to talking to younger players from the opposition side after matches.

Venkatesh revealed the chat he had with the CSK great about the tactics that Dhoni used to dismiss him in a match during IPL 2023. "Dhoni took out a fielder from deep square leg and placed him at short third, slightly away from the spot where short third usually is. The [very] next ball, I hit straight into short third's ...