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Vaibhav Arora Excited to Return to KKR for Another IPL Season<\/strong><\/p>\n Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Vaibhav Arora expressed his happiness about returning to the team, stating that he has no desire to play for any other franchise. His contributions were essential in KKR’s triumph in the 2024 season, where he took 11 wickets in 10 matches, helping the team secure their third championship.<\/p>\n After an intense bidding process involving Rajasthan and Delhi, KKR welcomed Vaibhav back for a fee of 1.8 crores. He remarked on the deep emotional bond he shares with the franchise, describing it as a family. Having spent the last four seasons with KKR, his connection with the team is strong.<\/p>\n \u201cIt felt special to return to KKR. I\u2019ve been with them for the last four years, and there is a real emotional attachment. When KKR picked me again, it was a relief to go back to the team I won the title with last year. I didn\u2019t want to play for any other team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n As the new season approaches, Vaibhav has been diligently working on his skills, particularly focusing on his slower deliveries and yorkers, to enhance his performance in the crucial final overs of matches. <\/p>\n \u201cI had a good run during the powerplay in 2024, and I want to carry that confidence forward. I am putting in the effort to improve my death bowling, focusing on slower balls, yorkers, and other variations, even when playing red ball cricket. I aim to bring that execution into white ball cricket and perform well at any stage of the game,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Reuniting with a Teammate<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to Vaibhav, KKR also retained one of its rising stars, Harshit Rana, who has recently made his debut for the Indian national team. Vaibhav spoke warmly about his bond with Harshit, noting the strong connection they developed while bowling from opposite ends.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels like reuniting with a brother now that we\u2019re back at KKR together. This is our third season as teammates. Although we didn\u2019t play together in the beginning, when we eventually did, we contributed well to the team. Our partnership was effective last year when we won the trophy, and that connection off the field adds to our performance on it. Harshit was retained while I was brought back, and it truly feels like brothers have reunited,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n With the new season ahead, KKR aims to defend their title and add a fourth championship to their collection. Fans are eager to see how Vaibhav and his teammates will perform as they strive for continued success.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vaibhav Arora Excited to Return to KKR for Another IPL Season Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Vaibhav Arora expressed his happiness about returning to the team, stating that he has no desire to play for any other franchise. His contributions were essential in KKR’s triumph in the 2024 season, where he took 11 wickets in 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[5510,1101,937,7333,7334,1105,7332],"class_list":{"0":"post-6693","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-harshit-rana","9":"tag-ipl","10":"tag-ipl-2025","11":"tag-ipl-2025-squads","12":"tag-kkr","13":"tag-kolkata-knight-riders","14":"tag-vaibhav-arora"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}