Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga 'honoured and thrilled' to join RCB in IPL 2021

Hasaranga grabbed attention by his performances in the recent home series against India.

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga had a great home T20I series against Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team as the leg-spinner was the leading wicket-taker of the three-match series and also was named the Man of the Series.

These fantastic performances against a quality Indian side earned Hasaranga an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract as the Sri Lankan became the latest addition to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad for the upcoming second-leg of the tournament in UAE.

In a press release, RCB on Saturday said that Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, and Singapore's hard-hitter Tim David have been included in the squad for the rest of the season.

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The move was made in order to make up for the unavailability of a few players for the second half of IPL 2021, including Adam Zampa, Daniel Sams, Finn Allen, and Scott Kuggeleijn.

The 24-year-old who was really happy for being a part of IPL 2021, took to Instagram and expressed his feelings.

“From sitting at home and watching them, to being a part of an amazing team. I am excited, honoured, and thrilled all at once,” he wrote as the caption to his Instagram post.

Have a look at Wanindu Hasaranga's Instagram post:

 

 

 

 

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