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TATA IPL 2022: KKR signs Aaron Finch as a replacement for Alex Hales

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Australian opener and T20 skipper in the upcoming IPL season as a replacement to Alex Hales.

By Akash Dhanurkar
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 20: Aaron Finch of Australia walks with the team sheet during game five of the T20 International Series between Australia and Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 20, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Australian opener and captain, Aaron Finch, has been roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the upcoming IPL season as a replacement to Alex Hales. Finch has played, 87 IPL games, so far, while scoring 2000 runs in the league. He is all set to play at the price of INR 1.5 crore. Finch has also led Australia to a remarkable victory in the recent T20 World cup. Two Australian skippers, Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch, are all set to play together for the franchise.

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Akash Dhanurkar is a poet, an educator, and the author of twenty-nine New York Times bestselling books, including Rebound, the sequel to his Newbery Medal–winning novel The Crossover. Kwame is an author that writes for children of various ages. Undefeated, Animal Ark, and Out of Wonder are among his other picture books. Kwame is a frequent contributor to NPR's Morning Edition and has received numerous honours, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, three NAACP Image Award nominations, and the inaugural Conroy Legacy Award in 2018. He believes that poetry has the ability to transform the world, and he utilises it to inspire and empower young people through his Write Thing writing programme. Additionally, Kwame is the host and producer of Bookish, a literary variety/talk programme. Presently, he is also an active content contributor on TheToughTackle.com.

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