Bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been traded from Delhi Capitals to Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the mini IPL auctions in Kochi.
The all-rounder was bought by the franchise for INR 10.75 crore in the 2022 IPL Auction.
He played 14 matches and picked 15 wickets, including his career-best figures of 4/36, and scored 120 runs in the last edition.
All-rounder Aman Khan has been traded to Delhi Capitals from Kolkata Knight Riders, DC said in a statement on Monday.
Thakur was left out of India’s T20 World Cup squad recently but his performances with both bat and ball in the last year can’t be ignored.
He has been selected for the Indian squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. He would be hoping to make his performances do the talking as he aims to be on the selectors’ radar for the next year’s 50-over World Cup.
Meanshile, Australian all-rounder Pat Cummins has announced his unavailability for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Cummins cited a hectic international schedule next year with the Ashes series and World Cup on the plate.
The 29-year-old pace bowler, who had a below-par showing in the ICC T20 World Cup at home with the defending champions not able to progress to the semifinals, was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the mega auction earlier this year for Rs 7.25 crore and played five games, taking seven wickets.
Recently, Cummins was also named Australia’s ODI skipper after Aaron Finch retired from the format. Cummins is also Australia’s Test skipper and his numbers as captain has been the talking point in the last one year.
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