Sahil Kukreja is a belligerent and gratifying right-handed Indian batsman. He was born on July 9, 1985, in Mumbai.
Part of the Mumbai Indians team at the IPL, Sahil Kukreja has played 26 first-class matches and has a brilliant double-century adorning his list of achievements. In the recent past, Kukreja has demonstrated his brimming talent with lusty over-the-fence blows while playing for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. With a little more sharpening of his skills, Sahil Kukreja can sure prove to be a reliable asset to the team.
The IPL, an acronym for the Indian Premier League, was a Twenty20 cricket tournament held by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). Since its inception on 18th April, 2008, this tournament had been a rage with kids and adults alike. Women too were watching the matches with keen interest. This event was by far the biggest thing to have taken the nation by storm in 2008. There were in all 8 teams participating in the IPL namely Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers, and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Though this tournament was held by and in India, renowned cricketers from the world over were roped in for walloping amounts to play for the teams. The likes of Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Stephen Fleming, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Shoaib Malik, Adam Gilchrist, Chris Gayle, Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, and Graeme Smith were part of different teams. This tournament was held on such a large scale that all these teams were auctioned for stupendous sums of money and were owned by biggies of the industries. Each team had an anthem unique to them and their very own celeb brand ambassador. The IPL ended on the 1st of June, 2008 with the victory of the Rajasthan Royals team owned by A.R Jha, Lachlan Murdoch and Suresh Chellaram.
