Earlier this 12 months, Kaul, 34, helped Punjab win their maiden T20 crown, ending as their highest wicket-taker with 16 in 10 video games as they lifted the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He was additionally their highest wicket-taker (19 wickets in six video games) within the 2023-24 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Kaul most-recently represented Punjab within the first half of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season, the place he went wicketless throughout two matches. He finishes with 297 first-class wickets in 88 matches, at a mean of 26.77, over a profession that spanned 17 years. He additionally picked up 199 Listing A wickets at 24.30 and 182 in T20s at 22.04, with an financial system price of seven.67.
Kaul broke by way of for Punjab in first-class cricket as a 17-year-old, and first hit the headlines a 12 months later when he was a part of Virat Kohli’s victorious India aspect on the Below-19 World Cup in Malaysia. Nonetheless, a number of again accidents set him again for over 5 years.
Between December 2007 and February 2012, Kaul performed simply six home matches throughout codecs. When he returned, he was a part of an rising crop of quick bowlers in Punjab alongside Manpreet Gony, Sandeep Sharma and Barinder Sran.
The very best level of Kaul’s profession got here in 2018 when he earned a T20I cap on the tour of Eire after being a constant performer within the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2 seasons. In 2017, he picked up 16 wickets in 10 video games, whereas in 2018 he was SRH’s joint-highest wicket-taker with 21 scalps in a season the place they completed runners-up to Chennai Tremendous Kings.
Other than Sunrisers, Kaul additionally represented Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the IPL.
Kaul is open to the concept of enjoying abroad, “wherever alternatives come up.”
“I really feel I nonetheless have 3-4 years of cricket left in me, however I wished to exit on a excessive, after I was at peak health and performing properly slightly than being requested to go as a consequence of health or non-performance at another level,” he informed ESPNcricinfo.
“Should you see my graph over the previous 9-10 years, I have been performing very well throughout codecs. So I felt this was a great time to go. Hopefully going ahead, no matter alternatives come up, like in county cricket [he represented Northamptonshire in three Division 2 Championship games this summer, picking up 13 wickets at 29.84], or Legends League, MLC and so forth, I would prefer to discover them if I get the possibility.”
