Rahmanullah Gurbaz Guyana Amazon Warriors sign Kolkata Knight Riders opener: Afghanistan cricket team’s veteran opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who created a sensation for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has taken a big decision. He has made it to Guyana’s Amazon Warriors squad ahead of the next season of the Caribbean Premier League. Here the franchise has signed him ahead of next season.
Not only this, the Guyana Amazon Warriors team has also retained many big players. In addition to Pakistan cricket team’s young wicketkeeper batsman Azam Khan, South Africa’s experienced spinner Imran Tahir, West Indies’ experienced batsman Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope and Romario Shepherd are included in the list.
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Gurbaz played the match-winning innings for KKR in the final.
The final match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Chasing the target here, Gurbaz contributed significantly to KKR’s victory. He looked in great rhythm while opening the innings. During this he played a valuable innings of 39 runs off 32 balls. He could have scored a half-century in this match, but unfortunately got out.
Players retained by Guyana Amazon Warriors for the upcoming season of CPL
Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Sam Ayub, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, Azam Khan, Gudakesh Moti, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (signed), Keemo Paul, Dwayne Pretorius, Kevin Sinclair, Shamar Joseph, Kevalan Anderson and Junior Sinclair.