IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals rope in Oshane Thomas and Evin Lewis as replacements for Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes
India Today
Oshane Thomas and Evin Lewis have been brought on board by Rajasthan Royals for the UAE-leg of the Indian Premier League 2021 which was postponed in May due to the Covid-19 crisis in India.
Rajasthan Royals have brought West Indies players Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas on board for the remaining 2021 season of the Indian Premier League as replacements for Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, respectively. Evin Lewis played two seasons in the IPL for Mumbai Indians in 2018 and 2019, scoring 430 runs from 16 games at 26.87. The 29-year-old made his debut for West Indies during their 2016 World T20 campaign in India, and has 1318 runs to his name in 45 T20Is, at a strike rate of 158.
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