Published: Aug 25, 2021, 09:09 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 25, 2021, 09:09 PM (IST)
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed English fast-bowler George Garton as a replacement for Australian pace bowler Kane Richardson for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, which resumes on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates.
The left-arm pace bowler, who represents Sussex at domestic level and hasn’t represented England so far, has featured in 38 T20s and taken 44 wickets with a bowling average of 20.06.
As a batsman, Garton has an average of 20.77 in T20s, with a strike rate of 124.66 although he hasn’t scored much. This will be Garton’s debut season in IPL.
Garton was RCB’s fourth replacement of the season.
🔊ANNOUNCEMENT 🔊
Talented all-rounder from England, George Garton, will join the RCB family for the rest of #IPL2021. He completes our overseas players quota for the season. 🤩#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #NowAChallenger pic.twitter.com/XQgIxWyFva
Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 25, 2021
The franchise has also signed Sri Lankan duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera apart from Singapore’s Tim David as replacement players.
Leg-spinner Hasaranga is a replacement for Australia’s Adam Zampa, who had pulled out of the tournament due to personal reasons.
Chameera replaced Zampa’s country-mate Daniel Sams.
Tim David has come in place of New Zealand’s Finn Allen, who will be unavailable since he will be on national duty.
