IPL 2024: 3 players who can fill Shreyas Iyer’s spot for initial games
Shreyas Iyer is likely to miss the initial games of IPL 2024 due to back spasms as per reports.
2. Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey is someone who understands the nuances of T20 cricket and has been featuring in India’s premier T20 competition since the inaugural edition. He has made 170 appearances in the cash-rich IPL, scoring 3808 runs to his name and could be a perfect fill for Shreyas Iyer.
Overall, he has amassed 1 century and 22 fifties to his name. His batting form declined in recent seasons but will be raring to make his presence count as a batter this time around for the fact that he has reunited with his old franchise.
During his old stint in KKR, the right-hander played 41 matches and amassed 874 runs. KKR purchased the veteran cricketer for his base price of INR 50 lakh at the IPL 2024 auction.
3. Ramandeep Singh
The two-time IPL champions roped in the 26-year-old all-rounder for his base price of INR 20 lakh at the IPL 2024 auction. In a recent interview, the former Mumbai Indians player expressed his intent to finish games for KKR like Andre Russell.
Certainly, he is one of the players who is expected to make an impact for the franchise. Having picked up valuable lessons, he is looking forward to taking his game to new heights with the help of KKR’s coaching staff led by Abhishek Nayar.
He made five appearances in the IPL for Mumbai Indians, scoring 45 runs and took six wickets to his name. The Punjab cricketer will be looking forward to bringing the best out of himself with the bat in the next season.
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