Ex-India cricketer Dodda Ganesh criticised RCB for trying to buy all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer in IPL mega auction. He wrote on X, "What? RCB let go off Abhinav Manohar at ₹3.2 crore...They were happy to bid for...Iyer till ₹23 crore." He added, "Don’t tell me Iyer is an all-rounder. He's just bowled in 9 innings of his 50 IPL matches."