IPL 2018: Ish Sodhi replaces injured Zahir Khan for Rajasthan Royals

New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi has been 🍸signed by the Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for injured Afghanistan bowler Zahir Khan in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018.

Sodhi was picked from th🐠e Registered Available Player Pool (RAPP) list and this will be his first outing in the IPL.

He has played 15 Tests, 22 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 26 T20I for Nꦛew Zealand so far🔴.

The Jaipur-based franchise made some extravagant buys at mega auctions in January- they bagged Ben Stokes for a whopping 12.5 ඣcrores. They also picked Jaydev Unadkat for Rs. 11.5 crores, making the left-arm pacer the most expensive Indian player.

The team also managed to bag some form🌜er players a🐈t the auction like Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson and Dhawal Kulkarni.

However, RR lost their first-choice captain Steve Smith in the ball-tampering scandal. They then signed Heinrich Klassen as Smith’s replacement.

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