Bengaluru, March 24 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) director of cricket Mo Bobat said that a player of Venkatesh Iyer's experience and quality strengthens the squad and adding him to the team is a "no-brainer," ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.

Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who won the IPL 2025 with Kolkata Knight Riders, was snapped up by RCB at the 2026 IPL auction for Rs 7 crore.

Notably, Venkatesh's IPL 2025 was below-average in terms of performance. In the seven innings that he batted, Venkatesh Iyer could only manage 142 runs at an average of 20.28.

Ahead of the IPL 2026, RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat said that while the team has not made any selection decisions yet, adding a player of Venkatesh I...