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Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
« on: April 29, 2009, 10:00:19 AM »
Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
29 April 2009, 8:44 am



Kings XI Punjab have called up Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara as an emergency replacement for the injured Australian batsman Shaun Marsh for the remainder of the IPL.

"We are trying to get him here (to South Africa) at the earliest as a replacement for Marsh," Col Aravinder Singh, the franchise's spokesperson, told Cricinfo.

Marsh was the overall leading run-scorer in last year's IPL and was instrumental in taking the team to the semi-finals. He injured his left hamstring during the first ODI against Pakistan in Dubai last week and had to fly back home. It was the same hamstring which kept him out of the recent tour of South Africa.

The IPL rules allow a player to be replaced mid-way through the tournament if he is ruled out for the whole series.

Kulasekara rose to No.1 in the ICC bowler rankings in March after an impressive 12 months since returning to the team in April 2008. He took 47 wickets at 20.97 in 29 matches, with a strike-rate of 28.00 and an economy rate of 4.45.



Source: India news from Cricinfo

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Re: Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 10:18:36 AM »
wow - nice move - kulasekara is a good bowler and will strengether the weak KXIP bowling....
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Re: Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 10:29:54 AM »
Not to mention his ability to hit hard down the order.

But they still have the four foreign player limit, no?

Sanga, Mahela and Yusuf Abdullah are certainties. I guess Kulasekara will replace Bopara when he goes away, now that Shaun Marsh is not joining (I think)
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Re: Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2009, 10:37:49 AM »
Bopara will go away ? is he in the Eng test squad or what ?
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Re: Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2009, 10:41:33 AM »
Quote from: justforkix on April 29, 2009, 10:37:49 AM
Bopara will go away ? is he in the Eng test squad or what ?

He could be, no? I think he was in the squad for the WI series.
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Re: Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2009, 10:48:47 AM »
with flintoff out, he probably will be.
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Re: Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2009, 10:55:40 AM »
Quote from: keep-it-cool on April 29, 2009, 10:41:33 AM
Quote from: justforkix on April 29, 2009, 10:37:49 AM
Bopara will go away ? is he in the Eng test squad or what ?

He could be, no? I think he was in the squad for the WI series.

he is. announced now. bell and vaughan out, bopara in.

kpxi bowling isnt THAT weak - abdullah, irfan, piyoo and powar, maybe sree. but kulashaker is a good inclusion nonetheless
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