Sunrisers Hyderabad made a huge signing as an injury replacement for the remainder of the season. Former Indian U-19 pacer Shivam Mavi, who played for KKR in the past, was picked by SRH this season. But Mavi's season has once again been cut short due to injury. He has been ruled out for the rest of the season, and as a replacement, SRH have signed World Cup-winning 18-year-old RS Ambrish.
RS Ambrish was one of the lead pacers in India's U19 World Cup win earlier in the year in Namibia. He was India's joint highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 11 wickets.
The Tamil Nadu-born cricketer now joins a young core of SRH's pace attack along with the likes of Sakib Hussain (21) and Prafull Hinge (24), who stepped up on their IPL debut match and have since played a key role in SRH's five-match winning streak.
What's Special about RS Ambrish?
Unlike most cricketers, RS Ambrish falls into a special category, in the likes of Ben Stokes, who can bowl with the right hand and bat left-handed.
He is tall, lanky, well-built and a useful middle, lower-order batter who can clear the ropes with ease. He becomes the fourth player to be part of any IPL franchise from the current pool of India's U19 World Cup-winning squad.
In the two first-class matches he has played, Ambrish scored 43 runs and couldn't make much impact with the ball either, where he picked up only two wickets.
In Youth ODIs, he has scored 271 runs in 12 innings, averaging 27.10 with the bat and striking at 80.17.
The most impact he has made is with the hard-swinging new ball, where he has picked up 24 wickets in 18 matches, with best bowling figures of 4/29 and an economy of 5.76. He will certainly make an impact if given the chance to shine.
