Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have roped in South African speedster Dale Steyn as the replacement for Australian pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile, who has pulled ou🐎t of the remainder of the IPL 2019 due to a back niggle.
Steyn went unsold at the auction but will now be available to play an IPLไ game after a two-year gap. He last played in the league for Gujarat Lio✨ns in the IPL 2016.
The 35-year-old wa😼s snapped up by the Bangalore franchise ahead of the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008 and stayed with them until 2010, taking 27 wickets from 28 ga꧒mes. He will now be tasked with reviving the fortunes of the side whose chances of making the playoffs is fading quickly, as they have lost each of their first six games in the season.
RCB will n♛ow compete with Kingﷺs XI Punjab on April 13.
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Meanwhile, Coulter-Nile’s absence is a big blow to the franchise as the tall pacer is too good while bowling in the death overs. The Aussie pacer missed the entire season of the IPL 2018 due to injury and missed the start of this season’s campaign because of national-team commitments.