IPL 2025: RR Signs South African Pacer to Replace Injured Sandeep Sharma

By Kavya Jain 08 May 2025, 11:05 IST

RR Sign Nandre Burger to Replace Injured Sandeep

Rajasthan Royals’ fast bowler Sandeep Sharma has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to his finger injury. He will be replaced with South African cricketer Nandre Burger.

The 2008 champions, Rajasthan Royals, have already been knocked out of the race for the playoffs. With 2 matches remaining this season, they have announced the replacement of the pacer Sandeep Sharma with South African bowler Nandre Burger.

Another Replacement for RR

Sandeep recently sustained a finger injury, which ruled him out of the competition. He played 10 matches this season and picked up 9 wickets at an economy of 9.89.

Although Burger made his debut in IPL last year with Rajasthan, he went unsold in the two-day mega auction in Jeddah last year. He had registered himself at Rs. 1.25 crore, but found no buyers.

The left-arm pacer played six matches for RR and took seven wickets at an economy of 8.52. He now rejoins the franchise for Rs. 3.5 crore.

Who is Nandre Burger?

Two years after Burger’s move into professional cricket, he sustained a back injury, which kept him out of the game for a year. However, he came back strongly. He made his international debut in all formats within 12 days in December 2023. First, he made his debut in T20I, then in ODI, and then in Test, all against India. He went on to have a terrific domestic summer.

Burger was the top bowler in the CSA one-day challenge and was signed by Rajasthan Royals for the 2024 IPL. He was also named as a reserve player in South Africa‘s 2024 T20 World squad. He also played for the Seattle Orcas in the MLC in 2024.

RR have been hit by multiple injuries in what has been a challenging season for the franchise. Earlier on Thursday, they had announced a replacement for injured top-order batter Nitish Rana with Lhuan-dre Pretorius. The South African is joining the squad at his base price of Rs 30 lakh.

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