IPL 2021: England Spinner Adil Rashid joins PBKS squad

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Ushma Shah
Ushma Shah is a Mass Media student studying Journalism at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. She is a poet and has a sports blog...
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All preparations are underway as the second phase of the Indian Premier League is around the corner. The tournament that was suspended is now all set to begin from 19th September live from the UAE. At present, all the franchises’ competing for the IPL trophy are making all the preparations to reach UAE. Some of the teams have already begun, training camps have been set up for the players. 

Amidst this preparation, many teams announced some changes for the second phase of the tournament. Some franchises brought in new players, while some players have pulled out of the tournament due to many reasons.

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The Punjab Kings that is led by KL Rahul announced the addition of England Pacer Adil Rashid for the remainder of the tournament. He will be replacing Jhye Richardson. 

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In the very recent, first edition of the ‘Hundred’ tournament, Adil Rashid had been quite impressive. He picked up 12 wickets in 7 games for the Northern Superchargers team. 

Jhye Richardson, who will, unfortunately, be unavailable for the IPL, didn’t have a great season with the PBKS. 

Earlier Punjab Kings also announced the unavailability of Riley Meredith. He will be replaced by fast bowler Nathan Ellis.

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It will be interesting to see how both the players perform for the Punjab Kings.

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Ushma Shah is a Mass Media student studying Journalism at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. She is a poet and has a sports blog where she writes about the Indian Premier League. Ushma is interested in Anchoring, Hosting and Video story-telling and she often participates in open mics. Ushma is currently working as a Sports Journalist Intern at Sports Digest and can be reached at [email protected]