Bengaluru, April 20 (Cricketnmore) The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Thursday roped in young Madhya Pradesh batsman Harpreet Singh Bhatia as a replacement for injured Sarfaraz Khan for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sarfaraz, 19, suffered a leg injury during an inter-squad practice game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium ahead of the season and has since not featured for last year's finalists in any of the six games so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harpreet went unsold in February's IPL auction despite enjoying a dream run at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2016-17, where he topped the run charts by scoring 211 runs in four games at an average of 52.75 for North Zone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Harpreet Singh Bhatia, the Madhya Pradesh batsman, has been signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement for injured Sarfaraz Khan for the remainder of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017," a statement from the IPL read.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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"A left-handed batsman, Harpreet has represented India under-19s in the past. He had a consistent run in the domestic limited-overs competitions for Madhya Pradesh and finished as the leading run-scorer of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Inter-Zonal tournament for Central Zone in 2016-17. He has played for two IPL franchises in past editions," it added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Currently placed sixth in the IPL team standings, the RCB could so far muster only two wins of their first six games. The Virat Kohli-led side's next encounter is against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday in Kolkata.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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