XtraTime Web Desk: Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders have picked USA fast bowler Ali Khan as a replacement of pacer seamer Harry Gurney. The 29-year old pacer became the first cricketer from USA to feature in the cash rich league. He came as the replacement of Gurney who pulled out of the IPL season and England’s Vitality Blast last month owing to a shoulder injury.
The Dinesh Karthik-led KKR will now have fast bowler Khan along with Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, M Siddharth, Chris Green, Tom Banton and Nikhil Naik as the new inclusions in the side.
The fast bowler has been a part of CPL 2020 winners Trinbago Knight Riders- a sister franchise of IPL’s KKR. The lanky bowler has been among the best bowlers in the recently concluded league. He bagged eight wickets with an economy rate of 7.43.
Known for his 140 kph speed and perfect yorkers during the slog overs, Khan broke into the T20 leagues scene in 2018 when he was picked up by Dwayne Bravo at the Global T20 Canada. The former Trinbago skipper took him to the CPL where Khan managed to get 16 wickets in 12 games he played. Eventually, Khan played for Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League as well.