Ponting thinking of not playing in IPl this year. Kolkata Knight Riders are looking for a replacement from the Auction list of players. Other than Shakib, is there any batsman, who missed out on the auction? Shakib as a batsman - not a bad choice - also he'd provide good spin option to the team.
"Joy Bhattacharya, Kolkata's team director, confirmed the franchise will seek a replacement. "We are looking for a replacement and are bargaining hard with two or three players already. We are looking for a batsman who will be an able replacement," he told Cricinfo. "The rules for a replacement says that if for any reason a player is unavailable for the entire season, only then a player from the auction list [the original auction list of 110-odd] can be picked."
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http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/aust...ry/391461.html