In a big update for Chennai Super Kings, the five-time IPL champions have signed Gujarat’s wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel as a replacement for Vansh Bedi. Bedi has been ruled out of the tournament due to a ligament tear in his left ankle.
Vansh Bedi was ruled out of IPL 2025 without getting a chance to play a single match for the five-time champions. With the team already out of the tournament, they are now expected to give their young players a chance in the remaining games.
Urvil Patel Joins CSK as Replacement for Injured Vansh Bedi
Urvil has been called up by CSK for a mid-season trial, along with Ayush Mhatre, after Ruturaj Gaikwad got injured. This isn’t Urvil’s first time in the IPL, he was earlier part of the Gujarat Titans squad in the 2023 season.
“Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has signed Urvil Patel as a replacement for Vansh Bedi, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament owing to a ligament tear in the left ankle. Urvil, the wicketkeeper-batter from Gujarat, scored the joint-fastest T20 century by an Indian when he raced to his hundred in just 28 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Tripura,” CSK said in a statement.
“He has played 47 T20 games with 1162 runs under his name. Urvil was a part of the Gujarat Titans in the 2023 edition of the league. He will now join CSK for his base price of INR 30 lakh,” the statement added.
Speaking of Chennai Super Kings, the MS Dhoni-led side currently occupies last place in the standings. In the 11 matches that they have played in the season so far, the team has only managed to win two and has lost the remaining nine matches. They became the first team to be eliminated from the competition and will be hoping to put in a good showing in the remaining games of the season.
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