Sri Lanka's Viyaskanth replaces Hasaranga at Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed 22-year-old Sri Lanka legspinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga at his reserve price of INR 50 lakh. Hasaranga was officially ruled out of IPL 2024 on Saturday owing to chronic pain in his heel that initially delayed his arrival for the tournament. Viyaskanth originally rose to unmistakable quality in December 2020, when he turned into the most youthful player at 18 years and 364 days to highlight in the Lanka Chief Association for Jaffna Steeds. In that competition, he likewise turned into the principal brought up player from Jaffna, in Sri Lanka's northern tip and when the focal point of a three-very long term nationwide conflict, to show up in a globally broadcast game. He addressed Sri Lanka at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou in one T20I. He likewise dazzled with eight wickets in four trips at an economy of 5.43 for title champs MI Emirates - where Mahela Jayawardene is the worldwide head of execution - at the ILT20. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth got three top-request wickets Rajasthan Royals' overseer of cricket and lead trainer Kumar Sangakkara had gotten him as a net bowler for the group in the IPL last season. He will presently be working with another previous Sri Lanka player, Muthiah Muralidaran, the bowling trainer of Sunrisers. He has likewise addressed Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Chief Association. In 33 T20s, Viyaskanth has 42 wickets at a normal of 18.78, an economy of 6.76 and a strike pace of 16.6. Until early last week, the Sunrisers were confident of Hasaranga's cooperation at some stage and were anticipating subtleties of his meeting with an expert in Dubai. On Sunday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conveyed to the BCCI that Hasaranga must be removed from the IPL with an eye on the forthcoming T20 World Cup in June-July. Hasaranga was purchased by Sunrisers at his base cost of INR 1.5 crore (approx USD 181,000) at the 2024 IPL closeout in December, after Imperial Challengers Bengaluru, who paid INR 10.75 crore for him in 2022, delivered him.