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    7 players who played 1 IPL season for KKR and then disappeared from the league

    Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have been a part of the Indian Premier League since the inaugural edition of the tournament.

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    Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have been a part of the Indian Premier League since the inaugural edition of the tournament. The BCCI initiated the league in 2008, with eight participants, and one of them was KKR, with Sourav Ganguly being the captain.

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    Over the years, several legends of the game have been associated with the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise. There have also been players who got to spend just one season playing for the Kolkata team and then they disappeared from the league itself. Here’s a list of such seven players.

    1. Rohan Gavaskar played for KKR in IPL 2010

    Rohan Gavaskar is the son of former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar. Rohan played only two matches in his IPL career, both came for Kolkata in the year 2010.

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    2. Yashpal Singh played for KKR in IPL 2009

    Yashpal Singh had a good record in Indian domestic cricket. He played only a solitary season in the IPL, where he scored 47 runs in eight matches for Kolkata.

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    3. Arindam Ghosh played for KKR in IPL 2009

    Arindam Ghosh is another player who turned up for the Knight Riders in the 2009 season. He played a couple of matches, scoring seven runs.

    4. Mashrafe Mortaza represented KKR in IPL 2009

    Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza played only one match in his IPL career. It was for Kolkata against the Deccan Chargers in 2009.

    5. Shoaib Shaikh

    Kolkata tried out many players in the 2009 season, and one of them was Shoaib Shaikh. He played just one innings, where he scored six runs against RR.

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    6. Sourav Sarkar

    Medium pacer Sourav Sarkar played a couple of matches for the Knight Riders in 2009. He took one wicket, which was of Ravindra Jadeja of RR.

    7. Tatenda Taibu

    Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu played the only IPL season of his career for Kolkata. It was in the 2008 season, where he scored 31 runs in three matches.