The returning franchise Rajasthan Royals have announced South African Heinrich Klaasen as the replacement for the Australian Steve Smith. He has been picked for Rs 50 lakh from the Registered and Available Player Pool list after he went unsold in the auction in January.
The 26-year-old recently made his international debut against India in 50-over format and won the Man of the Match award in his second ODI. He then made his debut in the shortest format of the game in the following three-match T20I series.
Currently, both Warner and Smith are serving one year bans from Cricket Australia while Cameron Bancroft, the player who went through with the act of tampering with the ball was handed a nine month ban.
