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IPL 2024: KKR Announces Dushmantha Chameera as Replacement for Gus Atkinson
IPL 2024: KKR Announces Dushmantha Chameera as Replacement for Gus Atkinson
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season is quickly approaching, and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have made a major declaration with respect to their replacement. They have unveiled the player who will take Gus Atkinson’s spot.
Right after completing seventh in the IPL 2023 point standings, the Knight Riders are endeavoring to get ready for an exciting and competitive season this year. The group’s conscious acquisition of the substitute player exhibits their devotion to supporting their program and filling any potential openings in their beginning arrangement.
Atkinson, who is presently playing for England in their Test series against India, made a great deal of commotion when he was endorsed by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1 crore in the IPL 2024 auction that occurred in Dubai. The 26-year-old’s unexpected exit from the upcoming cash-rich League is made even more puzzling by the way that the specific purposes behind his decision have not yet been uncovered.
Gus Atkinson’s Withdrawal From IPL
Similarly as with Mark Wood, Atkinson gave not an obvious reason for his withdrawal. The player was taken out from the opposition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to deal with his responsibility preceding the ICC competition, as per reports in the English media.
The Kolkata Knight Riders, who have a few fabulous pacers in their setup, will have more capability with the expansion of Dushmantha Chameera. In a savage offering fight, KKR got Mitchell Starc, adding capability to their program notwithstanding the gifts of Andre Russell. Starc was bought by KKR for a record-breaking Rs 24.75 crore. Gujarat Titans and KKR took part in an offering battle for the player’s administrations.
Notwithstanding the way that KKR has recruited the Sri Lankan pacer, it ought to be referenced that Chameera is as of now injured. As he bowled his eighth in Sri Lanka’s initial One-Day International match against Afghanistan, the player limped off. He didn’t partake in that frame of mind’s next two matches.
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Mahinda Halangoda, the team manager for Sri Lanka, had informed in regards to the player’s physical injury: “He’s inclination better now, yet we won’t be aware without a doubt the specific idea of his physical issue until we hear back from the trained professional.”
In the T20I series against Afghanistan, Binura Fernando took Chameera’s spot.
