Siddarth Kaul

Siddarth Kaul is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Punjab team in the Indian domestic circuit. Born on 19 May 1990 in Pathankot, Punjab, India, Kaul is a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Kaul has been in the mix for Punjab in the domestic circuit and was part of the victorious Indian Under-19 squad in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2008. He has also represented the Indian team in three T20Is and three ODIs each.

Siddarth Kaul: Along the Years

Siddarth Kaul Records

• Joint-highest wicket-taker for India Under-19 in ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018

• Second-highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy 2012-13

• Second Indian to play for Northamptonshire in County 

Siddarth Kaul Career

Siddarth Kaul has been in the domestic mix for more than 15 years. He has been a regular member from a young age and has been a pacer with accuracy for whichever side he represents.

Siddarth Kaul Domestic Career

Siddarth Kaul made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2007-08 Ranji season. He bowled superbly and took five wickets while conceding 97 runs against Orissa. 

In the 2012-13 season of the Ranji Trophy, he was the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament. While playing against Uttar Pradesh in Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Kaul trashed the opponents with his remarkable 6-wicket haul, which made Uttar Pradesh see their clan dipping completely for just 95.

Kaul has a good first-class record as he has taken 297 wickets in 86 matches with 17 five-wicket hauls. His numbers in List-A matches are phenomenal. He has 199 wickets to his name in just 111 matches with 8 fifers and a bowling average of 24.30. In the T20s, Kaul took 182 wickets in 145 matches, with the best bowling figures being 5/12. He has represented North Zone, India A, India B, the Rest of India, India Blue, India Red, and India Green teams across different domestic competitions in India. 

Kaul became the second Indian to represent the Northamptonshire for the English County Championship after Karun Nair for a three-match deal in May 2024. He took a five-wicket haul on his County Championship debut against Gloucestershire.

Siddarth Kaul IPL Career

The Kolkata Knight Riders drafted Siddarth Kaul in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League. He didn’t get an opportunity to play. He made his IPL debut playing for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the 2013 season. He didn't perform well as he took just six wickets in 11 matches across two seasons. The 2017 IPL season was his breakthrough season as his impressive performances earned him a place in the Indian squad for the series against Sri Lanka in November 2017. He was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and he delivered for them as he took 16 wickets in 10 games. Sunrisers Hyderabad again bought him in the 2018 IPL auctions. Largely overshadowed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the previous year, the Punjab speedster finally came into his own in IPL 2018 and earned the tag of a death-bowling specialist. He developed a new skill to his arsenal - the knuckleball - which proved to be his potent weapon, of course, combined with his razor-sharp yorkers.

The Punjabi pacer was acquired by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) in the IPL 2022 mega auction. He played a solitary game for RCB in that season where he was expensive and was retained for the IPL 2023 season. Ahead of the IPL 2024 auction, Kaul was released by the Royal Challengers and remained unsold.

Siddarth Kaul International Career

Siddarth Kaul was rewarded with an international debut after sweating it out in the domestic circuit. After being dropped in 2019, Kaul eyes to make a national comeback and eyes to represent the Indian team in the longest format of the game

Siddarth Kaul ODI Career

Siddarth Kaul made his ODI debut against England on July 12, 2018, where he bowled 10 overs and conceded 62 runs without taking a single wicket. He last played an ODI for India in the ACC Asia Cup 2018 against Afghanistan. He has so far played only 3 ODIs in his career but a good season can catapult him back to the national side reckoning.

Siddharth Kaul T20I Career

Siddarth Kaul made his T20I debut against Ireland on June 29, 2018, in Malahide where he bowled two overs and took his maiden wicket of James Shannon. He was also picked for the series when the Aussies came to the Indian shores. He played one match during the series and picked a solitary wicket.

Siddarth Kaul Under-19 Career

Siddarth Kaul has made appearances for the Punjab team at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He was named in the India Under-19 squad for the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. He played a pivotal role in India’s triumph, taking 10 wickets at an average of 15.40. He was India’s joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

Siddarth Kaul Family

Siddarth Kaul began playing cricket at the age of six under the influence of his father Tej Kaul who played first-class cricket. His father, Tej Kaul, played Ranji Trophy for Jammu and Kashmir and had worked with the Indian team as a trainer and physiotherapist in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His elder brother Uday was an India U-19 player, who toured with an India U-19s to England in 2006. Being raised in a cricketing atmosphere, he has always been passionate about cricket and started playing cricket at the age of 6 under the guidance of his father and brother.