Young Australian batsman Josh Philippe will miss the IPL starting April 9 and will be replaced by New Zealander Finn Allen on the Royal Challengers Bangalore team.
“The Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman Finn Allen as a replacement for Josh Philippe, who will be unavailable for the entire season,” said an IPL statement.
The 23-year-old Philippe made his IPL debut in the United Arab Emirates last year, playing five games and scoring 78 runs for RCB.
His replacement, the Finn, has played 12 first-class matches and scored three half centuries.
The 21-year-old had crashed 512 runs in 11 innings to emerge as the top scorer in the Super Smash League this year.
“Finn had a base price of Rs 20 lakh equivalent to Josh Philippe. It will be Finn’s debut season LIVE IPL this year when he plays at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, ”the statement added.
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