KKR signed Johnson Charles as a replacement for Litton Das© BCCI/Sportzpics
Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday appointed Johnson Charles to replace Litton Das for the rest of the Indian Premier League. Das returned to Bangladesh last week due to a family medical emergency. The 28-year-old, who was bought by KKR at last year’s auction at his base price of Rs 50 lakh, was dropped after playing just one match against Delhi Capitals.
Charles – a wicketkeeper batsman – represented the West Indies in 41 T20Is, scoring 971 runs and was part of the West Indies’ ICC World Twenty20 winning squads in 2012 and 2016.
In addition, he has played 224 T20s and has more than 5600 runs to his credit.
He joins KKR for Rs 50 Lakh.
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