Earlier in March, KKR nominated Chetan Sakari as a replacement of Umran Malik in the squad.
Pesar Umran Malik allegedly associated with Kolkata Knight Riders before his match against Punjab Kings on 26 April. The bowler, who was purchased by the defending champion for Rs 75 lakh, was dropped from the first tournament in March. Spinner Chetan Sakaria was named as his replacement.
Will Umran Malik play for KKR in IPL 2025?
According to Revsportz, Malik has joined the rest of the team in Kolkata ahead of PBKS Clash. The injuries were missed by the first half of the injured pacery season due to an uninterrupted injury. Sakaria with the naming of KKR as their replacement, it remains to be seen how the team will adjust Malik to their squad.
Malik was obtained by KKR for Rs 75 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction after his release by SRH. After shooting for fame in his limited performances in the IPL, he has greatly reduced to keep himself out of injury. Since with his debut in 2021, he has played only 26 matches. To make cases worse, he never played a full IPL season on 2022. His last international game came in 2023, after which he remained out of the picture.
In November, Malik claimed that he was 200% fit and followed to go to KKR. However, his return was delayed as he did not get withdrawal from BCCI’s Center of Excellence (Coe).
KKR squad for IPL 2025
Quinton de Coke (W), Sunil Narin, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Moin Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakarvarthi, Angkrishna, Manish Pandey, Manish Anrich Nortje, Mayankande, Mayankande, Ramankand Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Spencer Johnson
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