File picture of Mayank Agarwal© BCCI/IPL
Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Wednesday picked Mayank Agarwal as a substitute for injured Devdutt Padikkal, whereas Delhi Capitals signed Afghanistan’s Sediqullah Atal instead of Englishman Harry Brook for the rest of the Indian Premier League. Padikkal, who performed 10 matches for RCB this season and scored 247 runs with the assistance of two half-centuries, sustained an damage to his proper hamstring. Agarwal has performed 127 IPL matches to date, scoring 2661 runs. He has one IPL hundred and 13 fifties towards his identify. He joins RCB for Rs 1 Crore.
DC, then again, have signed up 23-year-old Afghan batter Atal, who made headlines together with his heroic 85-run knock towards Australia within the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this 12 months.
Atal has performed 49 T20s throughout varied competitions, scoring 1,507 runs at a median of 34.25, together with 13 half-centuries.
He first rose to prominence throughout the Kabul Premier League 2023, the place he smashed 48 runs in a single over. In that innings, he remained unbeaten on 118 off 56 balls, which included seven fours and ten sixes. He additionally scored a century within the event ultimate, making 103 off simply 42 deliveries.
Atal performed a pivotal position in Afghanistan’s title win on the ACC Males’s T20 Rising Groups Asia Cup 2024, topping the run-scorers’ chart with 368 runs in 5 matches.
He replaces Brook, who has been banned by the BCCI for pulling out of the IPL regardless of being purchased on the public sale.
“We’re excited to welcome Atal to the Delhi Capitals. He’s an thrilling, younger expertise who has impressed everybody together with his performances for each the Afghanistan youth and senior groups,” DC head coach Hemang Badani stated.
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