Venkatesh follows in footsteps of Ganguly, Laxman by joining Lancashire

MANCHESTER: India and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Friday joined Lancashire for a short stint comprising two Division One matches and One-Day Cup scheduled for next month, the English county announced.

Iyer, who was a member of the IPL winning KKR side, has played two ODIs and nine T20Is for India.

He has also played 20 first-class matches and 43 List-A games.

“Venkatesh will add experience to a young side during the One-Day Cup, whilst providing an explosive batting option in the middle-order and another seam bowler that we can turn to with the ball. He will also be available for our County Championship matches against Surrey and Hampshire towards the end of August and gives us another high-quality overseas option to select from,” he said.