SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) have brought in young pacer from Jammu and Kashmir, Umran Malik as a short term Covd-19 replacement for T Natarajan for their ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign in the UAE.
Natarajan had tested positive before the team’s fixture against Delhi Capitals on September 22.
Malik has played one T20 and List A match for Jammu Kashmir and has picked a total of four wickets. He is already part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad as a net bowler, stated an IPL release.
Under Regulation 6.1 (c), franchisees are allowed to sign a short-term replacement player until the original squad member is permitted to re-enter the team’s bio-secure environment.
Hence, Umran Malik will only be a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad side until Natarajan recovers and is allowed to join the team.