Kohli's ex U-19 teammate, Siddarth Kaul receives maiden India call-up
Siddarth Kaul, the 27-year-old pace bowler from Punjab, is among 15-member squad announced by BCCI for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. This is Kaul's maiden India call-up, in the limited-over format, to be led by Rohit Sharma. Let us find out more about this seamer who "never lost hope" to get a chance to play for Team India.
Kaul was part of Kohli's U-19 World Cup winning team
Siddarth Kaul is a right-arm fast bowler from Punjab who started playing cricket in 1996. He made his first-class debut in 2007. Kaul was part of the U-19 World-Cup winning team led by the Indian skipper Virat Kohli. He took 10 wickets at an average of 15.40 in the tournament. He was signed in the IPL by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.
Kaul's domestic cricket career numbers
In his 50 first class matches, Siddarth Kaul has 180 wickets at an average of 27.17, and 98 wickets from 52 List A matches. He has 22 IPL wickets in 21 matches, with his stints at Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, and the latest being Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kaul was last part of the 2017 edition of IPL.
Latest domestic outing
Kaul known for his nippy yorkers in the death overs, in his recent Ranji trophy match for Punjab, picked up a 5-wicket haul against Bengal side. He also has 10 five-wicket hauls in first class cricket.
