KKR Squad IPL 2024: A giant change within the Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) Squad as they introduced the Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera because the substitute of the English pacer Gus Atkinson.
Atkinson, who has not but appeared within the IPL, was picked by KKR within the December 2023 IPL Public sale at his base worth of INR 1 Crore. In the course of the public sale, Chameera, whose preliminary bid was INR 50 Lakh, had no patrons.
Gus Atkinson made his T20I and ODI debut for England throughout the residence collection in opposition to New Zealand in 2023. His first T20I sport was similar to a dream debut the place he scalped 4 wickets in opposition to New Zealand together with huge names like Devon Conway and Tim Seifert. Within the second sport, he received two huge wickets within the context of the sport of Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell.
He didn’t get any wicket in his ODI debut, he was spectacular although. He performed 9 ODIs and three T20Is and has picked up a complete of 17 wickets. Total, he has performed 46 T20s to this point and has taken 62 wickets.
Identified for his tempo and lateral motion, Chameera could cause hitters issues together with his swing and seam actions. He performed for the Rajasthan Royals within the 2018 and the Royal Challengers Bangalore within the 2021 IPL seasons, respectively.
Within the 2022 season, he performed for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, taking 9 wickets in 12 video games. Within the IPL 2024 public sale, he was handed over by each franchise. Over the previous yr, Chameera has struggled with accidents regularly. Because of knee and shoulder points, he couldn’t take part within the Asia Cup or the ICC World Cup in 2023.
KKR Ropes in Chameera
IPL Officers launched a media advisory to substantiate the report. They wrote “Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have named Dushmantha Chameera as a substitute for England pacer Gus Atkinson for the upcoming version of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.“
Up to date Squad OF KKR: KS Bharat (Rs. 50 lakh), Chetan Sakariya (Rs. 50 lakh), Mitchell Starc (Rs. 24.75 crore), Manish Pandey (Rs. 50 lakh), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 20 lakh), Ramandeep Singh (Rs. 20 lakh), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 1.5 crore), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Rs. 2 crore), Dusmantha Chameera (Rs. 50 Lakh), Sakib Hussain (Rs. 20 lakh).
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