Kolkata, March 17 -- Left-arm fast bowler Chetan Sakariya is delighted to be back with the Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The pacer from Saurashtra is signed by the defending champions as a replacement for Umran Malik for the upcoming season, as per the KKR press release.

Ahead of the new season, Sakariya officially joined the KKR squad on Monday and expressed his excitement to be back with the squad. He said, "I am really happy to be back. It feels like I never left the squad. I've come back to the team with the same atmosphere. KKR is known to be full of energy and all the players are working with the same mindset in training."

The 27-year-old has represented India in an ODI and two T20Is, whi...