Kolkata Knight Riders have signed Chetan Sakariya for ₹75 lakh as a replacement for the injured Umran Malik in IPL 2025.
Kolkata Knight Riders have signed left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya as a replacement for Umran Malik ahead of IPL 2025. Malik, who joined KKR for ₹75 lakh, has been ruled out due to an undisclosed injury.
“Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) picked Chetan Sakariya as a replacement for Umran Malik for the upcoming edition of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Umran Malik is ruled out of the season due to an injury,” BCCI‘s official statement read.
Sakariya, 27, was part of KKR’s title-winning squad last season but did not play any matches. He went unsold in the mega auction before securing this opportunity at the same price of ₹75 lakh.
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The left-arm seamer has featured in 19 IPL games across three seasons (2021-23), picking up 20 wickets with an economy of 8.43. He made his debut with Rajasthan Royals before moving to Delhi Capitals in 2022. In all T20s, he has played 46 matches and taken 65 wickets at an economy of 7.69. KKR will hope his experience strengthens their bowling attack for the upcoming season.
