Siddarth Kaul retires from Indian cricket, open up to playing abroad

Almost 6 years after he last bet India, quick bowler Siddarth Kaul has actually revealed his retirement from Indian cricket. He is, nevertheless, still available to the possibility of playing overseas. The 34-year-old ends his global profession with 6 caps, 3 each in T20Is and ODIs in between June 2018 and February 2019.

In the 2023-24 season, Kaul assisted Punjab win their first T20 crown, ending up as their greatest wicket-taker with 16 in 10 video games as they raised the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He was likewise their greatest wicket-taker (19 wickets in 6 video games) in the 50-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Kaul most-recently represented Punjab in the very first half of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season, where he went wicketless throughout 2 matches. He ends up with 297 first-rate wickets in 88 matches, at approximately 26.77, over a profession that covered 17 years. He likewise got 199 List A wickets at 24.30 and 182 in T20s at 22.04, with an economy rate of 7.67.

Kaul broke through for Punjab in top-notch cricket as a 17-year-old, and initially struck the headings a year later on when he became part of Virat Kohli’s triumphant India side at the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. Numerous back injuries set him back for over 5 years.

In between December 2007 and February 2012, Kaul played simply 6 domestic matches throughout formats. When he returned, he belonged to an emerging crop of quick bowlers in Punjab along with Manpreet Gony, Sandeep Sharma and Barinder Sran.

For many years, Kaul’s wicket-taking capability and death-bowling abilities made him an essential member of Punjab’s white-ball setup. He completes as the all-time greatest wicket-taker (155 wickets) in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (120 ).

The acme of Kaul’s profession can be found in 2018 when he made a T20I cap on the trip of Ireland after being a constant entertainer in the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2 seasons. In 2017, he got 16 wickets in 10 video games, while in 2018 he was SRH’s joint-highest wicket-taker with 21 scalps in a season where they completed runners-up to Chennai Super Kings.

Apart from Sunrisers, Kaul likewise represented Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL.

Kaul is open to the concept of playing overseas, “anywhere chances emerge.”

“I feel I still have 3-4 years of cricket left in me, however I wished to head out on a high, when I was at peak physical fitness and carrying out well instead of being asked to go due to physical fitness or non-performance at some other point,” he informed ESPNcricinfo.

“If you see my chart over the previous 9-10 years, I’ve been carrying out truly well throughout formats. I felt this was an excellent time to go. Ideally moving forward, whatever chances develop, like in county cricket [he represented Northamptonshire in three Division 2 Championship games this summer, picking up 13 wickets at 29.84]or Legends League, MLC and so on, I wish to explore them if I get the possibility.”