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Lhuan dre Pretorius (in the picture) steps in for Nitish Rana. Photo courtesy: RR X handle

Rajasthan Royals pick Lhuan-dre Pretorius for injured Nitish Rana

| @indiablooms | May 08, 2025, at 12:50 pm

Rajasthan Royals (RR) have named Lhuan-dre Pretorius as a replacement for Nitish Rana, who has been ruled out of the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 due to injury.

South Africa's Lhuan-dre Pretorius has played 33 T20s and scored 911 runs with a highest score of 97.

He will join RR for his base price of INR 30 Lakh.

RR have already crashed out of the tournament with only six points from 12 matches. They have so far won 3 wins and 9 losses.

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