IPL 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders' strongest possible playing XI

#8 Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav revived an old bowling art and reaped thunderous success by plying the trade. A left-arm wrist spinner is a rare entity in cricket and the batsmen in the IPL were bamboozled while batting against Kuldeep Yadav. His has tremendous control over the leg spin and googly makes him one of the most threatening bowlers in T20 cricket.

Yadav was successful in the later stages of the IPL when pitches started to turn. He collected 17 wickets from 16 matches and was the joint highest wicket-taker of the side. The spinner has currently established himself firmly in the limited overs national team and will be crucial in the upcoming season for KKR.

#9 Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla

The 29-year old has not enjoyed great success in international cricket but he has been phenomenal in the IPL. As of now, he is the third highest wicket-taker in the competition since its inception. Piyush Chawla bowls leg spin but his chief weapon is his well-disguised googly which the batsmen fail to pick.

In the 2018 edition, Chawla was mildly expensive but picked up 14 wickets to end as the second highest wicket-taker of the team. He is a useful batsman in the lower order as he boasts of five first-class centuries.