India, June 3 -- For any cricketer, missing an entire season of the IPL is a big disappointment, and excelling after coming out of that trauma takes a lot. Pacer Kartik Tyagi has been a perfect example of redemption in IPL 2026; even after missing the entire 2025 season, he came back strongly, finishing among the top 10 bowlers of IPL 2026 with 18 wickets at an economy of 9.76.

Bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for just Rs.30 lakh after going unsold earlier, the Uttar Pradesh pacer emerged as KKR's leading fast bowler in 13 matches, boasting a bowling average of 24.55-a massive improvement over his IPL 2020-24 average of 47.53. KKR's next best pacer of IPL 2026, Vaibhav Arora, was seven wickets behind.

Tyagi's transformation isn't just ab...