From IPL archives: Highest wicket taker for each team in IPL 2009

Modified Jan 01, 2019 16:43 IST

Deccan Chargers won the title in 2009 by beating RCB in the final.

#8 Kolkata Knight Riders - Ishant Sharma - 11 Wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders had a tumultuous season in 2009 with every strategy adopted by their coach John Buchanan backfiring.

They spent a whopping US$ 600,000 on Bangladeshi pacer Mashrafe Mortaza who was their only buy at the auction. Having spent 12 times of his base price, KKR expectations were high. But he could play only one game which turned out to be a nightmare with figures of 4-0-58-0.

The only encouraging factor in KKR's bowling department was the young pace sensation, Ishant Sharma. With his height and pace, he hurried many a batsman on the fast pitches of South Africa.

But with John adopting a multiple captaincy theory and rotating players just like a football squad, he lost the rhythm as he could muster only 11 wickets. Despite bowling in the powerplays, his economy was just 6.92 which showed his vast potential.

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