Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered a huge blow ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after pacer Umran Malik was ruled out of the upcoming edition due to an injury. Umran Malik burst into the scene after impressed everyone with his pace during his time at Sunrisers Hyderabad.
He represented the 2016 champions from 2021 to 2024 before being released. During the IPL 2025 mega auction last year in Saudi Arabia, KKR bought the Jammu and Kashmir pacer for ₹75 lakh. The three-time champions have roped in Chetan Sakariya as a replacement.
Chetan Sakariya has represented India in an ODI and two T20Is and has played 19 IPL games, scalping 20 wickets from the same. The former Rajasthan Royals pacer joined KKR for ₹75 Lakh.
