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New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday roped in English fast bowler George Garton as a replacement for Australian pacer Kane Richardson for the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season in the UAE.
🔊ANNOUNCEMENT 🔊
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 25, 2021
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
The uncapped left-arm quick has featured in 38 T20 matches and has taken 44 wickets with a bowling average of 20.06.
As a batsman, Garton has a batting average of 20.77 in T20s, with a strike rate of 124.66.
This will be Garton’s debut season in IPL, the RCB said in a release.
With this, the RCB team have made their fourth replacement.
RCB will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on 20 September in Abu Dhabi.
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