Rajasthan Royals (RR) today announced the signing of South African all-rounder Keshav Maharaj as a replacement player for Prasidh Krishna, who had to withdraw from the current season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) due to injury.
Maharaj, who arrived in India earlier to train with the Lucknow Super Giants players joins Rajasthan Royals at his base price of INR 50 lakhs.
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Prasidh Krishna recently underwent surgery on his left proximal quadriceps tendon and is currently recovering. His replacement, the 34-year-old Maharaj will be taking part in his first-ever IPL season as he joins the Royals for the current season.
Hailing from Durban in South Africa, the left-arm spinner first broke onto the international circuit in 2016 when he represented his nation in a Test series against Australia. Since then, the all-rounder has appeared in 50 Tests, 44 ODIs and 27 T20Is for the Proteas, picking up 225 international wickets and scoring more than 1400 runs across the three formats.
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Additionally, he has played 159 T20s, picking up 130 wickets and can chip in with some handy runs.
Welcoming the South African all-rounder to the franchise, Royals’ Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara said, “Keshav (Maharaj) is a great addition to our squad with his quality and understanding of the game. He is hugely experienced and an outstanding individual off the field as well. His addition will further improve the depth and quality of our squad, and we look forward to having him contribute with his performances.”
