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Rising Pune Supergiants team add Saurabh Tiwary and Albie Morkel for IPL 2016
RPS have significantly strengthened their firepower by the addition of these two players.
Published: Feb 11, 2016, 07:29 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 11, 2016, 07:29 PM (IST)
New Delhi: The Rising Pune Supergiants franchise on Thursday acquired the services of Delhi Daredevils‘ batsman Saurabh Tiwary and all-rounder Albie Morkel for the 2016 Indian Premier League. The tournament begins on April 9 and stretches till May 29. Rising Pune Supergiants CEO, Raghu Iyer said in a statement on Thursday: “We are pleased to have Saurabh Tiwary and Albie Morkel for the upcoming season. They both are proven performers in the Indian Premier League and will strengthen our team.” ALSO READ: Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) team in IPL 2016: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) remnants look threatening
The IPL chairman, Rajeev Shukla, said: “The Rising Pune Supergiants have added more firepower to their batting line up by acquiring the services of all-rounder Albie Morkel and specialist batsman Saurabh Tiwary. Both players who represented the Delhi Daredevils in the previous edition, will now play for the Pune franchise.”
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“The Rising Pune Supergiants had a brilliant IPL Player Auction. Adding some big names like Kevin Pietersen and Mitchell Marsh to the squad after having signed Indian ODI and T20I captain MS Dhoni, R Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane in the IPL Player Draft earlier this year,” he added. Delhi Daredevils CEO, Hemant Dua said: “Both Saurabh and Albie have served the Daredevils very well and we would like to thank and wish them the very best for the coming season.”