South Africa batsman Rassie van der Dussen is unlikely to be a part of IPL crew Rajasthan Royals after failing to get hold of a No Objection Certificate from his nation’s cricket board.
According to a report, the 32-year-old, who was named as a alternative for England all-rounder Ben Stokes after he was dominated out of the IPL due to a damaged finger, was not issued the NOC due to an unspecified damage.
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The report, nevertheless, mentioned that he had obtained a visa to journey to India, which is battling an unprecedented rise in COVID-19 instances.
Interestingly, Van der Dussen, who has scored 628 runs in 20 T20I matches, had regained his health after struggling a left quadriceps muscle pressure forward of the third ODI in opposition to Pakistan early final month.
He had hit a 36-ball 52 in the fourth and remaining T20 in opposition to Pakistan on April 16.
The South African had gone unsold at this yr’s IPL public sale with a base value of ₹50 lakh
In one other improvement, RR has named South African pacer Gerald Coetzee as a alternative for England batsmen Liam Livingstone, who had pulled out of the event due to bio-bubble fatigue.
The 20-year-old, who has up to now taken 9 wickets in eight T20s, has arrived in India and skilled with the crew on Saturday after finishing his necessary quarantine.
Besides Stokes and Livingstone, Rajasthan are additionally lacking England star pacer Jofra Archer due to an damage, whereas Australian quick bowler Andrew Tye additionally flew again citing private causes, leaving the franchise with simply 5 abroad gamers.
With 4 losses and two wins, Rajasthan are positioned on the seventh place in the factors desk, simply above bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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