He was born the day Sachin Tendulkar made his First Class debut. And even before he made his First Class debut, Dhawal Kulkarni was playing along side the man himself in the Indian Premier League.
More than his 14 India caps — 12 ODIs and two T20Is — and a unique record of being the only pacer to have played at least a game in each of the first 13 IPL editions, Kulkarni emerged as a domestic stalwart.
After being a leader of Mumbai’s pace pack for a majority of his 17 seasons with the domestic powerhouse, Kulkarni hung up his boots after picking up a wicket off his last ball to end his career with five Ranji Trophy titles. He takes a look at his career in an interview.
