Rising Pune Supergiant rope in Imran Tahir as replacement for Mitchell Marsh

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Rising Pune Supergiant

(RPS) have roped in South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir into the squad as a replacement of injured Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who was ruled out of 10th edition of the cash-rich league owing to a shoulder injury

Imran Tahir, who went unsold in the 2017 IPL player auction, has been picked from the registered available player pool list (RAPP list). As per the player regulations, RPS is allowed the replacement player from the RAPP list.

Tahir had earlier represented

Delhi Daredevils

in IPL 2016. Marsh also had to leave the last season's IPL midway due to a side strain as well as in 2009 because of the same reason.

Rising Pune Supergiant are hoping to perform better in the upcoming IPL season after finishing seventh in the league table in the previous edition.