Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed young Afghanistan spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar as a replacement for the injured Mujeeb Ur Rahman.Mujeeb has been recovering from a right phalanx sprain in his hand, which he sustained in February 2024 during Afghanistan'sODI series against Sri Lanka.
However, he was also ruled out of the three-match T20I series between the two sides.
Since then, the Afghanistan spinner hasn&t played cricket at any level.Mujeeb was roped in by KKR for INR 2 crores (approx.
$240,000) during the 2024 mini-auction.
He also missed the opening game against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.The 16-year-old Ghazanfar has featured for Afghanistan in two ODIs.
The youngster has played three T20s and six List A games and has 5 and 4 wickets respectively against his name He joins KKR for his base price of INR 20 lakhs (approx.
$24,000).Two-time champions KKR will play their first away game in the 2024 edition against RCB at the M.
Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, March 29.The post Ghazanfar replaces injured Mujeeb in IPL'sKKR squad first appeared on Ariana News.