IPL: Corey Anderson replaces injured Coulter-Nile in RCB's squad
What's the story
Kiwi all-rounder Corey Anderson has replaced the injured Aussie pacer, Nathan Coulter-Nile in the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad. Royal Challengers were allowed to opt for a replacement from the 'Registered and Available Player Pool' (RAPP) and they picked up Anderson for his base price of Rs. 2 crore. Anderson, who was a part of Delhi Daredevils last season, went unsold in 2018 auction.
IPL career
Coulter-Nile yet to recover from his injury
Nathan Coulter-Nile made his IPL debut in 2013 and since then he has played 26 matches and picked up 36 wickets. In 2017, he was the second highest wicket-taker for Kolkata Knight Riders. He was acquired by RCB this year for Rs. 2.2 crore. Coulter-Nile, who suffered a stress fracture to his back, hasn't played any cricket since last October and is still recovering.
Profile
Corey Anderson in the IPL
Corey Anderson has been a part of Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils. He has played 27 IPL matches, scoring 521 runs while also picking up 8 wickets. Anderson hasn't been in great form after a successful outing in 2015 World Cup. For his national side, he has scored just 191 runs and picked up 10 wickets in last 15 ODIs.
Players
RCB's updated squad
RCB squad will now have- Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton de Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Corey Anderson, Colin de Grandhomme, M Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande, and Anirudha Joshi.