NEW DELHI: Following injury to regular captain Shreyas Iyer and the pullout of Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) roped in England opener Jason Roy on Wednesday to give the side a boost.
“Kolkata Knight Riders have signed England’s Jason Roy for Rs. 2.8 crore for the TATA IPL 2023 from his base price of Rs. 1.5 crore,” said KKR in a statement on Wednesday.
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The two-time IPL champions were dealt a huge injury blow when Iyer was ruled out for the entire season due to a back injury, while Shakib pulled out citing personal and national commitments.
KKR did not elaborate whether Roy will be available for the their IPL home game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.
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“Kolkata Knight Riders have signed England’s Jason Roy for Rs. 2.8 crore for the TATA IPL 2023 from his base price of Rs. 1.5 crore,” said KKR in a statement on Wednesday.
IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLE
The two-time IPL champions were dealt a huge injury blow when Iyer was ruled out for the entire season due to a back injury, while Shakib pulled out citing personal and national commitments.
KKR did not elaborate whether Roy will be available for the their IPL home game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.
Roy, who first featured in the 2017 edition of the IPL for Gujarat Lions, last played in the 2021 season for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In 2021, Roy played five games, scoring 150 runs, including a half-century.
The 32-year-old has played 64 T20Is for England, scoring 1,522 runs at a strike-rate of 137.61 with eight fifties.
Roy is likely to replace Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who opened in their match against Punjab Kings and scored 22 from 16 balls. The purple brigade already have N Jagadeesan to don the gloves.
(With PTI inputs)
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