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Venkatesh Iyer: Lancashire sign India white-ball all-rounder for August

Lancashire have announced the signing of India white-ball all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on a short-term contract.

The 29-year-old will be available for the Red Rose’s One-Day Cup games from next month and the two County Championship matches against Surrey and Hampshire that follow at the end of August.

The left-hander, who also bowls right-arm medium pace, has played two one-day internationals and nine T20 matches for India and scored more than 4,000 runs in 157 List A and 20-over games.

Iyer told Lancashire’s club website, external he was “incredibly excited” to play county cricket for the first time.

“To test my skills in both one-day and first-class cricket in English conditions is going to really benefit my game,” he said.


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