Former India Star Siddarth Kaul has brought down the curtain on his career as an Indian cricketer at the age of 34, the fast bowler announced on Thursday (November 28).

The right-arm pacer played in the domestic circuit for almost two decades. His career began in 2007 with a first-class match for Punjab against Odisha in Mohali. In 2008, he was part of the Virat Kohli-led team that won the U-19 World Cup. In 2018 he debuted with the national team and played 3 ODIs and as many T20Is.

Siddharth Kaul quits Indian cricket

While Siddarth Kaul found it difficult to break into the national team soon after the U-19 World Cup, it did not take him long to become a regular in the Punjab team. He made his List A debut with the national team in 2009 before making his T20 debut in 2012.

In total, Siddarth Kaul played 88 first-class matches. He picked up 297 wickets with the help of 17 five-wicket hauls. In white-ball cricket, the 34-year-old played 111 List A and 145 T20 games. He picked up 199 wickets in List A cricket and 182 wickets in T20.

In the 2023-24 season, Siddarth Kaul also won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with Punjab, finishing the campaign as his team’s highest wicket-taker. He was also Punjab’s highest wicket-taker in the last edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Although the veteran pacer has been doing well of late, he decided to retire from Indian cricket to play abroad. Interestingly, the decision comes a few days after the mega auction IPL 2025. His name was not in the list of players who were auctioned in the auction.

Kaul comes up with an official retirement position

On Instagram, Siddarth Kaul wrote: “As a child playing cricket on the fields of Punjab, I had a dream. A dream: to represent my country. In 2018, by the grace of God, I received my 75th Indian title in the T20I Team and Cap Number 221 in the ODI team.

“The time has come to end my career in India and announce my retirement,” he added.

Siddarth Kaul’s IPL career:

Siddarth Kaul represented three teams in the IPL: Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He made his IPL debut in 2013 and played his last match in the competition in 2022.

In total, he played 55 matches in the IPL and picked up 58 wickets. In 2017 and 2018, he took 37 wickets, including 21 wickets in 2018, while representing Sunrisers Hyderabad. The two impressive seasons also helped him earn a call-up to the national team.