India, May 5 -- Chennai Super Kings, who are languishing at the bottom of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 standings, on Monday named Urvil Patel as a replacement for the injured Vansh Bedi. The latter has been ruled out of the tournament due to a ligament tear in the left ankle and hence Urvil will be joining the five-time champions for the remainder of the T20 tournament.

Urvil Patel has joined CSK for a base price of INR 30 lakh. He has played 47 T20 matches in his career and scored 1,162 runs. He was earlier a part of the Gujarat Titans squad in the 2023 edition of the IPL.

Urvil Patel had previously gone unsold in the IPL mega auction in Saudi Arabia. After not attaining a franchise, the 26-year-old set the domestic tournaments...