After Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani and Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka, South African quick bowler Ottniel Baartman may very well be the third international participant to ditch the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) and be a part of an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise.The 33-year-old right-arm quick bowler withdrew from the PSL final week and Pakistani information outlet Geo Tremendous reported on Monday that the PSL franchise Hyderabad Kingsmen are weighing up their choices to exchange Baartman.
As per the Geo Tremendous report, the PSL franchise has approached Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana to affix the event.
Which IPL franchise can Baartman be a part of?
Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) has emerged as a frontrunner to rope in Baartman after Nathan Ellis was dominated out of the season.The Aussie quick bowler was dominated out resulting from a Hamstring harm and Baartman may very well be the like-for-like substitute for the CSK.Nonetheless, it isn’t clear but why Baartman withdrew from the PSL, neither is there any dependable data thus far on him becoming a member of any of the IPL franchises.Earlier, Sri Lanka T20I skipper Dasun Shanaka was on Monday confirmed as a substitute for the injured England all-rounder Sam Curran within the Rajasthan Royals camp for IPL 2026.Shanaka will be a part of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) for Rs 2 crore. Shanaka’s transfer to RR made him the second worldwide participant after Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani to depart the Pakistan Tremendous League for a stint within the Indian Premier League.After going unsold within the IPL public sale, Shanaka was roped in by the PSL staff Lahore Qalandars.Rajasthan Royals will start their IPL 2026 with a house recreation in Guwahati towards Chennai Tremendous Kings on March 30.
