10 Players you might not know played for Kolkata Knight Riders

5. Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar terrorized batsmen for years in the international scene, so it was only fitting he would do the same for Kolkata Knight Riders. He debuted in impressive fashion picking up 4/11 in his four overs. Despite this, he was only selected to play in three matches in his only season with them.

Given that Pakistani players were banned from playing in the IPL from 2009, we never saw him take the field to play again. He soon retired from all forms of the game. Post-retirement, he settled into an analyst role.

4. Siddarth Kaul

Siddarth Kaul

Siddarth Kaul can be considered as a hidden gem that KKR never knew they had. He was part of the KKR dugout in 2008, but he never got a single game to showcase his skills. He spent a single season for them before he was released.

His antics in the domestic circuit earned him an IPL contract with Delhi Capitals in 2013. However, he failed to live up to expectations when he was given a chance to play picking up just 6 wickets from 11 games during his stint at DC.

He reappeared in 2016 to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Again, he wasn’t used in his first season with the franchise. Fortunately, he was retained for another year in 2017. This is when he had his breakout season. He scalped 16 wickets in just 10 matches. For years there was speculation around how talented Kaul was and now he was finally showing his talent.

He was again retained by SRH for their 2018 campaign. He had another standout performance with the ball picking up 21 wickets in his 17 games. He has become a regular member of their playing XI and will look to play a pivotal role in their 2019 season as well.

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