IPL 2024: Allah Ghazanfar, Keshav Maharaj named as replacements for Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Prasidh Krishna

Allah Ghazanfar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

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.

Allah Ghazanfar has represented Afghanistan in 2 ODIs. The youngster has played 3 T20s and 6 List-A games and has 5 and 4 wickets respectively against his name. He joins KKR for his base price of INR 20 Lacs.

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Prasidh Krishna recently underwent surgery on his left proximal quadriceps tendon and is currently recovering. His replacement Keshav Maharaj, a veteran South African cricketer, has played 27 T20Is, 44 ODIs and 50 Tests and has scalped 237 wickets in international cricket. Additionally, he has played 159 T20s, picking up 130 wickets and can chip in with some handy runs. RR have brought him on board for his base price of INR 50 Lac.

KKR to go up against RCB in their next

Rajasthan’s next fixture will be held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, where they will cross swords with Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals (DC) on Thursday, March 28. KKR, on the other hand, will be playing their next fixture against rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Friday. It is worth mentioning that both sides won their respective opening game.

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With two points and NRR of 1.000, the Sanju Samson-led side find themselves on the second spot, only below Chennai Super Kings, who’ve got four points. A win in the upcoming clash is likely to enforce no change in RR’s standings, as CSK have much superior run-rate (1.979).

Speaking of Kolkata, Harshit Rana’s superb last over under pressure against SRH sealed a victory for the Shreyas Iyer-led side. With an NRR of 0.200, the two-time champions are fourth on the table. Their points tally, 2, is shared by five more sides, but the position has been affected due to differences in the NRRs.