IPL 2023: Sandeep Sharma Replaces Injured Prasidh Krishna at RR for IPL 2023

Rajasthan Royals (RR) have roped in Sandeep Sharma as a replacement player for injured Prasidh Krishna for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023). Due to a spinal stress fracture, Rajasthan Royals bowler Prasidh Krishna won’t be participating in this year’s IPL.

Krishna will miss the entire tournament as he undergoes recovery and rehab after recently recovering from a back stress fracture. The Karnataka bowler led the way with the ball for the inaugural IPL winners last season and had 19 wickets in 17 matches at an economy rate of 8.29 runs per over. Overall, he has 49 wickets to his credit in 51 IPL games played. 

A regular member of the Indian one-day team, Krishna last played against Zimbabwe in an ODI in Harare back in August 2022 and since then has been out due to a stress fracture.  With Krishna being ruled out, the Royals needed a suitable replacement and they’ve found it in the form of Sandeep Sharma. 

The veteran pacer brings a wealth of experience with him. In the 104 IPL matches, he has bagged 114 wickets while maintaining an excellent economy rate of 7.77. Last year, the right-arm seamer represented the Punjab Kings in IPL 2022.  He couldn’t make much impact with the ball, taking only two wickets in five matches at an economy rate of 7.65. His poor returns didn’t help his cause and was released from the squad ahead of the IPL 2022 auction last year. To everyone’s surprise, no one picked him in the auction. But now he’s back in the IPL as RR drafted him into the squad for his base price of INR 50 lakh.

Krishna Is Out With an Injury

Fast bowler Sandeep Sharma will represent Rajasthan Royals this season after being signed as a replacement for Prasidh Krishna. Picked for his base price of INR 50 lakh, Sandeep is one of the most senior bowlers in the tournament with over 100 wickets and 10 seasons of experience under his belt,” stated an IPL release.

Rajasthan Royals Updated Squad for IPL 2023: Sanju Samson (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, KC Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Donovan Ferreira, K.M. Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul P A, Kunal Rathore, Joe Root, Sandeep Sharma.