Ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, it has been confirmed that Siddhesh Lad will represent Kolkata Knight Riders after a trade by Mumbai Indians.
Lad signed for Mumbai in 2015, and also played his first IPL match last season. In his debut match against Kings XI Punjab, he slammed a six off the first ball, and scored 15 runs from 13 balls.
He is currently busy playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for his state team Mumbai. He notches 5/13 against Mizoram in the opening game, and also scored 39 runs against Puducherry. He has played in 38 T20s and has scored 682 runs with a strike rate of 120. Also, while bowling, he has notched 18 wickets.