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Indian Premier League: Rising Pune Supergiants acquire Albie Morkel, Saurabh Tiwary
The duo played for Delhi Daredevils in the previous season.
New Delhi: Indian Premier League's new outfit Rising Pune Supergiants have acquired two players in Saurabh Twary and Alibie Morkel to add more firepower in their ranks.
The duo played for Delhi Daredevils in the previous season.
IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla confirmed the news on Thursday. He said that, "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.
The Rising Pune Supergiants led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni added host of big players at the February 6 auctions.
"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," Shukla added.
The Delhi Daredevils wished the duo all the best and thanked them for their services.