May 3, 2011 9:22 AM | By Reuters
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who went unsold in the players’ auction, has been signed up by debutants Pune Warriors for the remainder of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) fourth season, a team official said on Tuesday.
Captain Sourav Ganguly of MCC organises his field during the T20 International Friendly match between MCC and Pakistan at Lords on June 27, 2010 in London, England
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Credit: Getty Images
Ganguly, 38, played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first three editions of the IPL and has been roped in by the Pune outfit as a replacement for injured paceman Ashish Nehra, who was ruled out with a finger injury.
“We signed him up yesterday night. We were in touch with Sourav but we were waiting for Nehra’s report which arrived yesterday,” Pune team director Abhijit Sarkar told Reuters on Tuesday.
“He will join us as soon as possible and start practising with the team. The team management will decide when he will take the field for us.”
The Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors, languishing at the bottom of the table after six losses on the trot, will play table toppers Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Lefthander Ganguly, who is one of India’s most prolific batsmen and retired from international cricket in 2008, was listed with a base price of $400000 in the players’ auction.
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