TamilAaron Finch joins KKR as replacement for Alex Hales
12 March 2022, 11:07 am
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 20: Aaron Finch of Australia walks with the team sheet during game five of the T20 International Series between Australia and Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 20, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Aaron Finch as a replacement for England batter Alex Hales for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
According to an official IPL statement, Hales has cited bubble fatigue as his reason for withdrawal from the tournament.
Finch – Australia’s ICC T20 World Cup-winning captain, has thus far played 88 T20Is and has scored 2686 runs with the help of two hundreds and 15 half-centuries.
Finch, who has played 87 IPL games and has over 2000 IPL runs, will join KKR at the price of Rs 1.5 crore. I am sad to announce that I have made the extremely difficult decision to withdraw from the forthcoming IPL.
Having spent the last four months away from home in restrictive bio bubble’s and having tested positive for Covid myself in Australia, I don’t feel as though I can commit myself to another extended period within a secure environment, said Hales in a statement on Twitter.
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