Kartik Tyagi

A young talent with a promising future, Kartik Tyagi, born 8th of November 2000, is a right-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to swing the ball both ways. A kid from Hapur, a city in Uttar Pradesh, emerged in the cricketing industry with a first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh against the Railways in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy in October 2017 just a month before he turned 17. He had a decent performance, picking up one wicket and having an economy of 1.66. After impressing the coaching staff with his bowling prowess, he also made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh against Delhi in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy in February 2018, in which he bagged two wickets.

In December 2019, Tyagi was selected to serve the national team in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He played a key role in making India the champions, as he helped his side take 11 wickets throughout the campaign and became the second-highest wicket-taker for India. After his impeccable performance. He was bought by Rajasthan in the 2020 Indian Premier League auction for INR 1.3 Cr. He had 10 appearances in that season and took 9 wickets but his overs were a bit expensive which eventually faded the interest in him in the team. In the next season, the appearance dropped to 4, despite of having a Man of the Match where he defended 4 runs in the final over against Punjab on 21st September 2021. In the 2022 season he was sold to Hyderabad for INR 4 Cr. After not getting much chances in the first team he was further sold to Gujarat in the auction for the 2024 Indian Premier League. There too he could not find much game time, but Kolkata Knight Riders bought him in the mini-auction ahaed of the 2026 season to add depth to their Indian pace battery, and with Harshit Rana ruled out, he could get more matches in this season.