The mercurial all-rounder has been hard at work ahead of the IPL season and is hoping to help the Royals make it to the playoffs.
The 21-year-old played a crucial role on the field for the Royals with three outstanding catches in their 55-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The 29-year-old Rajasthan Royals says he used the break after the IPL 2021 first phase to work on his bowling and spend some quality time with his family in Rajkot.
"IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals today announced the final set of their replacement players," the franchise said in a statement.
Shamsi, the world no. 1 ranked T20I bowler in ICC rankings, will be joining the Royals squad as a replacement for Australian pacer Andrew Tye.
Australian pacer Andrew Tye, who had left for home amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the first phase of the IPL, said he won't be available for the remainder of the season.
The 23-year-old had a meteoric rise in the past six months as he first impressed in the IPL after being picked up by Rajasthan Royals and then went on to represent India.
RedBird, which has invested in the parent company owning iconic football club Liverpool and baseball team Boston Red Sox, has acquired a 15 per cent stake in Rajasthan Royals.
The 30-year-old Englishman said he will leave it to England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) director of cricket Ashley Giles to decide between IPL and England's international commitment.
Back in 2013, Ankeet was arrested in the case of spot-fixing in an IPL match. Along with Ankit, star bowler Sreevats Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila were also detained by the Delhi Police.
The Saurashtra pace bowler lost his father this week to Covid-19 and prior to that, in January, he lost his brother who committed suicide. Sakariya's skill-set and ability to handle pressure caught Sangakkara's eye.
Four premier English counties -- Middlesex, Surrey, Warwickshire and Lancashire -- have expressed interest in hosting the remaining 31 games of the popular league.
Samson, who had finished as the side's highest run-getter in the 2020 season, had replaced Australian Steve Smith as skipper of Rajasthan Royals in January.
Sakariya, who was bought for Rs 1.2 crore by the Royals at the IPL 2021 auction, had said that the money is helping him to take care of his father.
Chetan Sakariya's father Kanjibhai passed away at a hospital in Gujarat's Bhavnagar after it was reported a day ago that the cricketer visited his father at the hospital.
Chris Morris, who represents Rajasthan Royals in the tournament, revealed the tension among the players when the decision to postpone the IPL was announced.
Buttler also took to his Twitter to urge Indians to stay safe amid the rising COVID-19 cases and thanked the people for 'welcoming' him and his family.
With IPL 2021 getting suspended indefinitely, Buttler left a parting gift for his opening partner, giving him one of his bats with the message, "To Yash, enjoy your talent. Best Wishes."
The MS Dhoni-led side informed BCCI that they would only return to the field after their players, who came in contact with COVID-19 positive staff, test negative over three tests conducted over six days.
There have been few constants from last season, few have thrown a surprise and the remaining look to hang in there as the final phase of the league stage awaits. And before the competition resumes on Tuesday, we take a look at all the eight teams and how they have fared at the mid-season mark.
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