Just a few days earlier than the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Retention Day deadline ends, IPL 2022 champions Gujarat Titans have traded New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson and Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz to two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday (November 13). It is second official trade introduced on this window with Mumbai Indians bringing residence Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff from Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday (November 12).
“New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been traded from Gujarat Titans to Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming TATA IPL 2023. He played 13 matches for Gujarat Titans and picked 12 wickets that included a 4-wicket haul,” the BCCI introduced in a press release on Sunday.
“Kolkata Knight Riders have also traded Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz from Gujarat Titans. He was included in the Gujarat Titans squad in the 2022 TATA IPL edition as a replacement for England batter Jason Roy but did not play any game last season,” the assertion added.
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Ferguson was one of many quickest bowlers in IPL 2022, clocking at over 150kph commonly within the T20 league. Apart from 12 wickets within the 2022 season, Ferguson additionally picked up 13 wickets in simply 8 video games in 2021 for Kolkata Knight Riders, the place he can be again in 2023.
The New Zealand pacer was purchased for a whopping Rs 10 crore within the IPL 2022 mega public sale earlier this yr from a base worth of Rs 2 crore. Gurbaz, however, joined the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans for simply Rs 50 lakh to change Englishman Jason Roy, who pulled out of IPL 2022 on the final second.
The buying and selling window for all 10 IPL franchises forward of the December 23 mini-auction is 430pm on November 15. Officially, solely three trades have been finished thus far, with Behrendorff, Ferguson and Gurbaz being the three.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings have roped in former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin as their fielding coach and former South Africa pacer Charl Langeveldt as their bowling coach for IPL 2023.
