The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) continue to faced injury scars as the South African pacer, Anrich Nortje has now been ruled out of the upcoming season of the tournament after sustaining a shoulder injury.
Nortje, who was bought by the Knight Riders at his base price of ₹20 lakh, is the third KKR fast bowler ruled out of this year’s tournament following the withdrawal of the Indian pair of Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti. He came to the spotlight during last year’s Mzansi Super League, when he claimed eight wickets from three games at an economy of 6.91. His ability to bowl at high pace caught the eye of KKR despite the 25-year-old being sidelined during the IPL auction with an ankle injury.
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The South African pacer returned to action and made his ODI debut in the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka, which he finished with 8 wickets from four games at an impressive average of 18.75 He was subsequently in the squad for the three-match T20I series but didn’t take the field in Tuesday’s (March 19) opener at Newlands.
KKR, who are now left with a 20-member squad, will now seek a replacement for Nortje to add some heft to their rapidly dwindling fast-bowling resource.
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They had already called up Sandeep Warrier and KC Cariappa as replacements for Mavi and Nagarkoti. KKR will be starting its IPL 2019 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 24th of March.
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Get your excitement levels up, we will be playing all our home games at the Eden Gardens! 🏡|#KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/RhVtNMfC6S— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 19, 2019
KKR Squad for IPL 2019:
Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, KC Cariappa, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, Joe Denly, Harry Gurney, Nikhil Naik, Shrikant Mundhe, Prithvi Raj Yarra
