IPL 2021: Sunrisers Hyderabad rope in Umran Malik as short-term Covid-19 replacement for T Natarajan
Sunrisers Hyderabad have named medium-pacer Umran Malik as a short-term Covid-19 replacement for T Natarajan for its Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign. IPL 2021: Umran Malik joins SRH as short-term Covid-19 replacement for T Natarajan (SRH Photo)HIGHLIGHTSUmran Malik joins SRH as short-term Covid-19 replacement for T Natarajan Natarajan had tested positive for Covid-19 before team’s fixture against Delhi CapitalsMalik has played one T20 and List A match for Jammu KashmirSunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have roped in medium-pacer Umran Malik as a short-term Covid-19 replacement for T Natarajan for the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign.
Natarajan had tested positive for Covid-19 before the team’s fixture against Delhi Capitals (DC) on September 22nd.Malik has played one T20 and a List A match for Jammu Kashmir and has picked a total of four wickets. He is already part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad as a net bowler.NEWS : Umran Malik joins Sunrisers Hyderabad as short-term COVID-19 replacement for T Natarajan. #VIVOIPLDetails— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 24, 2021
According to an IPL statement,”Under the Regulation 6.1 (c), franchises are allowed to sign a short-term replacement player until the original squad member is permitted to re-enter the team’s bio-secure environment. Hence, Malik will only be a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad side until Natarajan recovers and is allowed to join the team.”Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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