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EX India captain Sourav Ganguly, who went unsold in the players' auction, has been signed up by debutants Pune Warriors for the remainder of the Indian Premier League's fourth season, a team official said on Tuesday.
Ganguly is played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first three editions of the IPL and has been roped in by the Pune outfit as a replacement for injured placeman Ashish Nehra, who was ruled out with a finger injury.
Pune team director Abhijit Sarkar told on Tuesday,"We signed him up yesterday night. We were in touch with Sourav but we were waiting for Nehra's report which arrived yesterday,"
The Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors, languishing at the bottom of the table after six losses on the trot. He will play table toppers Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Lefthander Ganguly is one of India's most prolific batsmen and retired from international cricket in 2008. He was listed with a base price of $400,000 in the players' auction.
Ganguly is played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first three editions of the IPL and has been roped in by the Pune outfit as a replacement for injured placeman Ashish Nehra, who was ruled out with a finger injury.
Pune team director Abhijit Sarkar told on Tuesday,"We signed him up yesterday night. We were in touch with Sourav but we were waiting for Nehra's report which arrived yesterday,"
The Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors, languishing at the bottom of the table after six losses on the trot. He will play table toppers Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Lefthander Ganguly is one of India's most prolific batsmen and retired from international cricket in 2008. He was listed with a base price of $400,000 in the players' auction.
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