Jaipur, May 8 -- Rajasthan Royals have signed South African left-handed batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius as a replacement for Nitish Rana, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season due to a calf injury.
The franchise thanks Nitish for his contributions and wishes him a quick recovery.
Nitish has been one of the Royals' standout batters in IPL 2025, having contributed with 217 runs in 11 matches at an average of 21.70.
The left hander's tally for the season includes two half-centuries - a match-winning 81 off 36 balls against Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati and a 51 off 28 against Delhi Capitals in Delhi.
Nitish was a fixture in the RR playing XI throughout the ongoing season before being replaced ...