Couple of new faces will join IPL for Chennai super kings and Rajasthan Royals to boost team bowling and batting department.
Australian left-arm pacer Doug Bollinger will replace injured Jacob Oram, who was ruled out of the entire Indian Premier League 2010, in the Chennai Super Kings team. Bollinger will join the team on April 5. Oram suffered a patella tendon tear shortly after New Zealand’s home series against Australia began and was advised rest for up to a month.
Bollinger’s inclusion will bolster Chennai’s bowling attack, which sorely lacked a genuine strike bowler during a disappointing start to their campaign.
Bollinger, who came in to the Australian Test side in January 2009, has emerged as one of the team’s best strike bowlers in the last year. He had an outstanding 2009-10 home season, taking 25 wickets in five Tests, against West Indies and Pakistan. He also took 15 wickets in eight ODIs against the two teams and began the Test series in New Zealand with a five-for in Wellington.
Rajasthan Royals:
Rajasthan Royals have drafted Victoria batsman Aaron Finch into their squad for the 2010 IPL season. Rajasthan Royals lost Graeme Smith and Dimitri Mascarenhas to injuries but Finch was included because they had an extra overseas slot free, and not as a replacement player.
Finch, who represented Victoria during the Champions League Twenty20 in October, last year, has already joined the team in India. Finch’s inclusion came shortly after Rajasthan cut former Australian batsman Damien Martyn from their squad.
We have to see whether these new players can get chance and prove their worth in IPL 2010.
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