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Full name | Siddarth Kaul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Pathankot Punjab India |
19 May 1990 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
Tej Kaul (father) Uday Kaul (brother) |
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007-present | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-present | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only First-class | 17 December 2007 Punjab v Orissa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 11 March 2008 |
Siddarth Kaul (born 19 May 1990), also spelt Siddharth Kaul, is an Indian cricketer. A medium pace bowler, he made his first-class debut for Punjab in 2007. Kaul was a part of the victorious India Under-19s team at the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and was named as one of the players to be drafted for the Indian Premier League, where he signed for the Kolkata Knight Riders. His brother Uday Kaul also plays first-class cricket for Punjab, and his father Tej Kaul played across three seasons in the 1970s for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team.
Kaul made his debut for the Punjab cricket team against Orissa in the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy, alongside his brother who was wicket-keeper for the match. He took a five wicket haul in the first innings, and finished with figures of 5/97. He has also made appearances for the Punjab youth teams, at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 levels.
For the Indian Premier League's inaugural season, a number of members of the victorious India Under-19s team from the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and other specified youngsters were named as players to be drafted by teams in the Indian Premier League, whilst other youth players would have to be chosen to play for their local teams. Kaul was chosen by the Kolkata Knight Riders, based in Kolkata, West Bengal, and captained by Sourav Ganguly.