IPL 2021 | Rajasthan Royals sign Tabraiz Shamsi as replacement for Andrew Tye

On Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals acquired the services of the world's No.1 ranked T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi for the UAE leg of this year's IPL. He comes in place of Australia quick Andr꧅ew Tye, who pulled out of the tournament, which start🍷s from September 19 in the UAW, just ahead of this year's T20 World Cup. 

Andrew Tye, in a release, stated that he's gutted not to be part of the RR's family🐠 in IPL 2021. He added that it has been a tough year for him, and aims to keep himself in the best physical and mental shape ahead of the next year's T20 World Cup. He wasn't picked in Australia's squad for this year's ICC global event. 

"It is with great regret that I have to pull out of the remainder of the IPL 2021 with the Rajasthan Royals. It has been a long year for me which has kept me away from home for a lenꦯgthy period, and the disappointment of not making it to the World Cup squad has added to the dismay," Tye said in a statement. 

"Therefore, keepin🐲g my best interests in mind, I had to make this tough decision of staying at hom𝔍e and preparing myself mentally and physically for next year's T20 World Cup. I am gutted that I won't be able to rejoin the Royals family this year, but like all the fans out there, I will be cheering the team on," he added.

Shamsi has been in red-hot form in 2021, bagging 24 wickets at 12.21 from 14 T20Is. The economy rate has been a miserly 5.33. The 31-year-old promises to ꦉadd great v♊alue and variety to RR's spin attack, that includes Shreyas Gopal, KC Cariappa and all-rounders Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag.

Eng🧸land's Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer have already pulled out of the tournament, while all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has taken an indefinite break from cricket, also remains an uncertainty for the Rajasthan-based franchise. RR have already signed Glenn Phillips, as Buttler's replacement for the seco🀅nd leg of this year's IPL.