IPL 2022: Barring that, KKR were disciplined on the field.
Iyer was one of the players KKR retained after he made a huge impact at the top of the order in the second leg of IPL 2021 in the United Arab Emirates last year.
Ex-India cricketer Aakash Chopra on reckoned Hardik will easily pip Venkatesh if he starts bowling.
This was also India's longest winning streak in T20Is which has now gone up to 10 matches.
Wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has credited India's bench strength for their rise to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men's T20I team rankings.
The left-handed batsman scored 24(13)*, 33(18) and 35(19)* in the series and gave away 27 runs in a total of 6.1 overs he bowled, picking up two wickets in the process.
Iyer played a crucial unbeaten knock of 35 off 19 balls in the third and final T20I against West Indies at the Eden Gardens.
Ind vs WI, 2nd T20I: Rohit also praised Venkatesh Iyer for his quick progress.
Ind vs WI, 2nd T20I: After his fifty, Kohli said he came out with a clear intent and was looking forward to finishing things.
"I think it was very important for me to stay till the end and win the game for my side," Yadav said in the post-match media interaction.