Overview
- IPL and Gujarat Titans, which confirmed the news Friday, ruled Tom Banton out for the season with a finger injury and signed Connor Esterhuizen at INR 75 lakh.
- Esterhuizen is a 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batter set for his first IPL stint, and he is expected to serve as backup to Jos Buttler.
- He arrives after a breakout T20I debut for South Africa in New Zealand, where he scored 200 runs in five games and was named Player of the Series.
- Banton had not played for Gujarat this season, though he entered the tournament after scoring 155 runs in eight matches for England at the T20 World Cup.
- Gujarat have two wins and two losses so far and play Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad on Friday, with the new signing adding cover for the middle order and the gloves.