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Siddarth Kaul Retirement: Siddarth Kaul, a right-arm pacer from Punjab, announced his retirement from Indian cricket on Thursday through a heart-warming post on social media.

Kaul made his India debut in 2018 and went on to play three ODIs and as many T20Is taking a combined four wickets in them.

While playing domestic cricket for Punjab, Siddarth picked a total of 297 wickets in the 88 first-class matches he played at an average of 26.77. He took 17 five-wicket hauls during his career.

Notably, Kaul was a part of the Virat Kohli-led Indian team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2008. He also won an IPL trophy in 2016 during his time with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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“When I was a child playing cricket in the fields in Punjab, I had one dream. A dream to represent my country. In 2018, by God's grace, I received my India Cap Number 75 in the T20i team and Cap Number 221 in the ODI team," Kaul posted on his social media.

 
 
 
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“The time has now come to call time on my career in India and announce my retirement," he added.

Talking about his white-ball career at the domestic level, Siddarth took 199 wickets at 24.30 including eight five-wicket hauls in 111 List A games. He also played in 145 T20s and took 182 wickets at an economy of 7.67.

During his IPL career, Kaul played for the likes of Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
He took 58 wickets at an economy of 8.63 from 55 IPL matches.

Notably, the 34-year-old Siddarth Kaul went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah a few days ago.

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“Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL franchises for giving me memories of a lifetime; and last but not least, the @pcacricketassociation for giving me an opportunity to make my First Class debut in 2007 and supporting me throughout my career. Without all your support I would not be the person I am today," Kaul wrote.

“I don’t know what the future holds but I look back on this chapter with only fond memories and now on to the next chapter," he concluded.