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[caption id="attachment_11674" align="alignnone" width="580"] South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir will be seen in action for Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL 2017.[/caption] Internet Desk: Rising Pune Supergiants has named South African leg spinner Imran Tahir in place of injured all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. Tahir, who was ignored by all the franchisees during the auction held in Bangalore in January, will be seen in action for the Pune based franchise. The Proteas spinner, currently the No 1 ranked ODI and T20 bowler in the ICC rankings, will finally be seen bowling in the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Marsh, who was part of the Australian test squad, suffered a shoulder injury during the ongoing Test tour of India and was sent back home. Tahir, even though was unsold in the auction, remained in the registered available player pool list. As per the player regulations, RPS is allowed the replacement player from the RAPP list. Tahir had earlier represented Delhi Daredevils in 2016.