Rahul Tiwari
khelja|14-06-2024
IPL: Every year, so many players get a chance to play in the world's biggest cricket league, IPL. This is a platform through which young uncapped players get a chance to showcase their talent to the whole world. However, despite playing in the IPL, the career of some players does not last long.
There are many such examples of players who proved their talent in this league, but later got lost in the shadow of oblivion. One such IPL star has said goodbye to cricket along with this popular tournament. Let us know in detail who that player is and how was his cricket career.
IPL was started by BCCI in the year 2008.
In the first season, Rajasthan Royals won the title under the captaincy of Shane Warne. During the second season, a match winner came in this team, who has said goodbye to all formats of cricket. Actually, we are talking about fast bowler Kamran Khan.This player, who hails from Azamgarh in UP, impressed everyone with his bowling during the first edition. Let us tell you that this player made this big announcement through social media. Posting a story on Instagram, Kamran wrote,
"Goodbye to IPL and the game I love the most. This game has given me so much. A big thank you to all my coaches, late Shane Warne sir, Rajasthan Royals, Pune Warriors, all my friends and family."
Kamran Khan's journey to reach IPL has been quite inspiring. His father used to work as a woodcutter. This player went to Mumbai to play cricket. There, in a local tournament, the then coaching director of Rajasthan Royals, Darren Barry, saw him for the first time. After this, Barry made this player a part of the Royals team directly.
Kamran Khan's biggest strength was that he could bowl at a consistent speed of 140 kilometers per hour.
This player played a total of 9 IPL matches. He has a total of 9 wickets in his name. Recently, he was last seen playing professional cricket for Air India.