Venkatesh Iyer In addition to pursuing his B.Com degree, Iyer also enrolled in a Chartered Accountant degree. Iyer cleared the intermediate examination in 2016.
After passing the CA Intermediate examinations, he decided to drop out and enroll himself in a Master of Business Administration in finance to allow him to pursue cricket further.
Iyer was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League. On 20 September 2021, he made his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He made his T20I debut on 17 November 2021, for India against New Zealand. He made his international bowling debut in the final match of this series, returning figures of 3-0-12-1.