<p class="p1">KKR’s batter Venkatesh Iyer played the knock of his life as he smashed a terrific<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>104 runs on Sunday in the match against Mumbai Indians. However, KKR lost the match by five wickets despite Iyer’s heroics with the bat.</p> <p class="p1">Post-hitting a century, Venkatesh Iyer was elated and deviated his ton to assistant coach Abhishek Nayar. The Madhya Pradesh-based batter sustained an ankle injury and as a result, he could not give his best in the domestic season. Later, he had surgery and then he went to National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru to get back to his full fitness.</p> <p class="p1">"IPL is a comeback tournament. I broke my left ankle six months back - the subtalar joint had come out - and it was a freakish accident. But I am fortunate to be under a system where the BCCI takes care of me," he said to the media after the match.</p> <p class="p1">"Everything was taken care of and I was at the NCA for four to five months. All the doctors and trainers were very cooperative and they helped me come out of this space.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">📸 | Looking 🔙 at some moments from our outing in Mumbai 🙌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIvKKR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MIvKKR</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmiKKR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmiKKR</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TATAIPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TATAIPL</a> 2023 <a href="https://t.co/GycNerVP5I">pic.twitter.com/GycNerVP5I</a></p> — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKRiders/status/1647805817532432385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p class="p1">"A lot of doctors told me that I would not be able to run as fast as I normally would. I would feel disappointed but I am happy that I am back on the field and doing what I love the most and contributing to the team."</p> <p class="p1">Iyer smashed nine huge sixes and six boundaries during his 51-ball innings. But then Mumbai Indians registered a five-wicket win after chasing 186 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.</p> <p class="p1">The 28-year-old also credited KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit and said, "As far as Chandu sir goes, I have been working with him for three years and I am happy that his tactics are now at an international level”.</p>
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