INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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&s ODI
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
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&s KKR squad first appeared on Ariana