New Delhi: Indian Premier League Season 10 was hit with a string of injuries after several top names were either ruled out of the entire tournament or were deemed unfit for the early phase of it. Two of the most injury-hit teams, Roryal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils, on Friday announced replacements of KL Rahul and JP Duminy, roping in Australian speedster Ben Hilfenhaus and Kerala wicket-keeper Vishnu Vinod, respectively.
Hilfenhaus has been a key-member of the OZ squad in the past, having represented them in 27 Tests, 25 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and seven T20 Internationals. He has not played international matches since 2012. The 34-year-old has played for two IPL franchises in past editions.
Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Vishnu Vinod has been picked as replacement of injured Lokesh Rahul in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad. Rahul was ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury, sustained during the recently concluded India – Australia Test series. The 23-year-old Vinod has had a good run in the limited-overs formats in domestic cricket, hitting a total of 16 sixes in T20 competitions.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu batsman Washington Sundar was signed by Rising Pune Supergiant as a replacement for Indian Test all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin after being called up for a trial along with J&K spin-bowling all-rounder Parvez Rasool. Sundar represented India at the under-19 level and made his senior debut for Tamil Nadu last season.
(With IANS inputs)
