The team of Rajasthan Royals has come out with the intention of winning the title for the second time in the 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rajasthan Royals, captained by Sanju Samson, has also made its debut in the current season with a bang. RR have won 2 out of their three opening matches played this season. Rajasthan have suffered a major setback due to the injury of Australia’s bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile. This Kangaroo pacer is now out of the remaining matches of the current IPL.
Nathan Coulter-Nile suffered this injury during the first match played against Sunrisers Hyderabad. After that he was not part of the team in the next matches. The Rajasthan Royals are yet to announce the replacement of Nathan Coulter-Nile. Presently Rajasthan team is looking for replacement player for Coulter Nile. What are the three players who can replace Nathan Coulter-Nile in the Rajasthan team? Let’s know:-
These 3 all-rounders can replace Nathan Coulter NileÂ
1.Ben Cutting
Ben Cutting has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. Australia’s experienced all-rounder Ben Cutting plays in almost all T20 leagues in the world. He has also been a part of IPL. In such a situation, Ben Cutting is on top among the players to replace Nathan Coulter-Nile . Despite his stellar performance in T20 cricket, Cutting went unsold in the IPL 2022 mega auction.
In 21 IPL matches, 238 runs have been registered in the name of Cutting. Apart from this, he has also taken 10 wickets. In the IPL 2016 final, Ben Cutting scored an unbeaten 39 for Sunrisers Hyderabad and also took two wickets. Ben Cutting scored a total of 197 runs in 9 innings in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League 2021 at a strike rate of over 164.
2. Dasun Shanaka
Dasun Shanaka, the current captain of Sri Lanka’s limited overs team, has been performing brilliantly in the shorter formats of cricket for the last few years. Shanaka had registered his name for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. But he failed to attract any franchise.
He was the highest run-scorer for Sri Lanka against the hosts in the T20I series held in India in February this year. He scored 124 runs in three matches. Dasun Shanaka has been playing T20 cricket since 2016. He can prove to be the best player for any team in Indian conditions.
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3.David Wiese
South Africa’s experienced all-rounder David Wiese can be effective for any team in this format, even though no franchise has bet on IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Wiese has played in IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the year 2015 and 2016. He took 127 runs and 16 wickets during this period. However, despite his excellent performance, he did not get a chance in the IPL from the year 2017.
After playing for South Africa, Wiese is now playing for Namibia. He played an important role in taking Namibia to the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2021. In the recently concluded Pakistan Super League 2021, David Wiese scored 168 runs in 13 matches while playing for Lahore Qalandars, while he also took 9 wickets in bowling. Wiese can attract the attention of the Rajasthan Royals team management due to his superb form.
