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Rajasthan Royals signed the veteran South African spinner Keshav Maharaj as an injury replacement for Prasidh Krishna for the Indian Premier League 2024 on Thursday, March 28. Kolkata Knight Riders also announced a surprise replacement for injured Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman.
KKR replaced Mujeeb with the 16-year-old offspinner, Allah Ghazanfar, from Afghanistan for a base price of INR 20 lakh. Ghazanfar made his international debut during Afghanistan’s recent ODIs against Ireland and will become the youngest player for LSG if earns an IPL cap this season.
The star Australian spinner Adam Zampa withdrew his name due to personal reasons and left Rajasthan’s campaign ahead of the 2024 edition. With Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvenra Chahal in the team, the Royals are likely to utilise Maharaj as a backup spin option this season.
“Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) named Allah Ghazanfar as replacement for the injured Mujeeb Ur Rahman while Rajasthan Royals (RR) added Keshav Maharaj to the squad in place of Prasidh Krishna for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024,” IPL statement said. “Allah Ghazanfar has represented Afghanistan in 2 ODIs. The youngster has played 3 T20s and 6 List A matches and has 5 and 4 wickets respectively against his name. He joins KKR for his base price of INR 20 Lac.”
More to follow…
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