Liam Plunkett replaces Kagiso Rabada at IPL's Delhi Daredevils
England and Yorkshire bowler Liam Plunkett has replaced Kagiso Rabada at Indian Premier League side Delhi Daredevils.
The South Africa paceman has been ruled out for up to three months by a back injury.
Plunkett, 33, joins his England team-mate Jason Roy at Delhi Daredevils, who are coached by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
His signing takes the tally of England players in the IPL to 11.
Eight of those were picked up at the auction, while Alex Hales, Tom Curran and Plunkett have been signed as replacements.
The IPL starts on Saturday and runs until 27 May, with Delhi's first match against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday, 8 April.
England players in IPL 2018 | |||
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Name | Price | Franchise | Retained/purchased in auction/Replacement? |
Ben Stokes | £1.38m | Rajasthan Royals | Retained |
Chris Woakes | £820,000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Purchased |
Jos Buttler | £485,000 | Rajasthan Royals | Purchased |
Moeen Ali | £187,000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Purchased |
Jason Roy | £165,000 | Delhi Daredevils | Purchased |
Mark Wood | £165,000 | Chennai Super Kings | Purchased |
Chris Jordan | £110,000 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Purchased |
Sam Billings | £110,000 | Chennai Super Kings | Purchased |
Alex Hales | TBC | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Replacement for David Warner |
Tom Curran | TBC | Kolkata Knight Riders | Replacement for Mitchell Starc |
Liam Plunkett | TBC | Delhi Daredevils | Replacement for Kagiso Rabada |
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