India, March 30 -- Since his arrival in 2012, Sunil Narine has been a key cog in the Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI and is virtually undroppable. The Trinidad-born spinner has also established himself as a power-hitting batter, opening for KKR. Narine is the sixth-highest wicket-taker in IPL history with 181 wickets including seven four-wicket hauls and also a fifer.

He has also been the chief architect in three of KKR's IPL title-winning seasons in 2012, 2014 and 2024.

Speaking on JioHotstar, India's Kuldeep Yadav hailed the influence of Narine and put him in the same category as Jasprit Bumrah.

"The IPL is very tough for bowlers-it's highly competitive. You may pick up wickets, but you can't always expect to maintain an economy of ...