Kolkata is one of the successful franchises in the Indian T20 League as they have won two titles in 2012 and 2014. Kolkata improved their game since Gautam Gambhir took the captaincy role. They had a glorious campaign during the time of Gambhir and in the last 13 years, they produced some fine bowlers. From Shoaib Akhter to Pat Cummins, the great overseas pacers were part of this franchise. They helped Indian bowlers to crack the national call-up. In this segment, we pick the top five leading wicket-takers for Kolkata in the history of the Indian T20 League: Sunil Narine Sunil Narine is one of the rare players who have picked more than 100 wickets for a single franchise. Narine made his debut in 2012 and helped Kolkata to win the maiden title. In his initial years with Kolkata, Narine was impactful with his spin. The West Indian picked 24 wickets in 2012 with an economy of 5.47. Narine has 127 wickets for this franchise at an average of 24.77. He grabbed 21 wickets in 2014 to help Kolkata to win the second title. He has picked up more than 20 wickets thrice and he is the only bowler from Kolkata who grabbed 20 wickets in a single season. He has the record of best bowling spell with five for 19 and it was the only fifer from Kolkata player before Varun Chakravarthy’s 5-wicket haul in 2020. Piyush Chawla Piyush Chawla is one of the leading wicket-takers in the history of the Indian T20 League and he played his most seasons with Kolkata. Chawla has more than 100 wickets in his T20 career and 66 wickets came for Kolkata. He helped Kolkata to win 2nd title in 2014 by picking 14 wickets in crucial middle-overs. Piyush Chawla’s only 4-wickets haul came in 2015 against Delhi. Andre Russell ussell is mainly known for his hard-hitting with the bat but he is also a key figure in bowling. With the medium pace, Russell has been a better 5th bowling option for Kolkata and he also bowls in death. In last season, he bowled a tight final over against Hyderabad to take the game into super-over. The Big Man has 60 wickets at an average of 24.73. He picked 15 wickets in season 2016 which is his best performance. His best spell also came in the same season with four for 20 against Punjab. Umesh Yadav Umesh Yadav is the only Indian pacer in this list. He has been pretty instrumental with the new ball for Kolkata. He made his debut in 2014 for the franchise and helped to win his side to win their second title. In his final season, he was in good form by picking 17 wickets at an average of 24.11. Umesh Yadav has 48 wickets to his name for Kolkata. His best spell came against Punjab at Eden Gardens with 4 for 33. Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan was picked by Kolkata again in the 2021 auction but he has played for Kolkata earlier and also won two titles for the franchise. The Bangladeshi all-rounder made his Kolkata debut in 2011 and picked 43 wickets from 43 matches at an average of 25.60. In 2012, Shakib picked 12 wickets from just 8 matches to play an important role in maiden title triumph.
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