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Sunil Narine to Varun Chakravarthy: Players with the most wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
These are the bowlers who have given numerous sensational performances with the ball for the Kolkata-based franchise in IPL
Last Updated on - March 17, 2025 8:51 AM IST
Sunil Narine to Varun Chakravarthy: Players with the most wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
1. Sunil Narine – 198 wickets
The West Indies all-rounder has been terrific for the Kolkata-based franchise with his incredible spin bowling. Narine has so far featured in a total of 186 matches for KKR, picking up a fifer and 8 four-wicket hauls.
2. Andre Russell – 116 wickets
The West Indies all-rounder has given significant contributions with both the bat and the ball for the Kolkata-based franchise. Russell has so far played 126 matches for KKR, picking up 2 four-wicket hauls and a fifer.
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3. Varun Chakravarthy – 82 wickets
The mystery spinner from India has become a key figure in the KKR in the past few seasons thanks to his brilliant bowling performances. Chakravarthy has so far played 70 matches for the Kolkata-based franchise, picking up a fifer and a four-wicket haul each.
4. Piyush Chawla – 71 wickets
The former India spinner featured in a total of 76 matches for the Kolkata-based franchise in IPL. Chawla also contributed well with the bat, but it was his great bowling displays which proved to be quite important for KKR in multiple seasons.
5. Umesh Yadav – 65 wickets
The veteran India seamer performed really well for the Kolkata-based franchise in the 68 matches that he played for them. Yadav picked up 2 four-wicket hauls for KKR and caused big problems for opposing batters.
6. Jacques Kallis – 48 wickets
The legendary South Africa all-rounder didn’t just play many memorable knocks for the Kolkata-based franchise, but was also a phenomenal seamer. Kallis played a total of 70 matches for KKR and his best bowling figures were 3/13.
7. Shakib Al Hasan – 48 wickets
The veteran Bangladesh all-rounder featured for the Kolkata-based franchise for a total of 57 matches. Shakib was particularly great with the ball for KKR, getting the better of batters with his fabulous spin bowling and his best figures were 3/17.
8. Kuldeep Yadav – 46 wickets
The India spinner who played for the Kolkata-based franchise in the previous seasons, bamboozled lots of batters during his time with them. Kuldeep played a total of 50 matches for KKR and his best bowling figures were 4/20.