India batter Shreyas Iyer has said that he feels amazing to be a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise and he cannot wait to don the purple and gold in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Iyer recently powered Team India to a record 3-0 T20I series win against Sri Lanka and he was adjudged as Player of the Series after scoring 204 runs in the three matches.

"Yes, I was watching the auction and KKR went for me right from the start. There were some other big franchises as well coming along and I remember the battle was going on. We, all of our (India) team members were sitting together and watching the Auction on TV. My heart was pumping, and I wasn`t able to control my emotions. I was trying to act relaxed, but you know, andar hi andar se, I was feeling a little nervous," the official website of KKR quoted Iyer as saying.