<p>Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday roped in South Africa's left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi for the remainder of IPL scheduled to be held in the UAE from September 19.</p>.<p>Shamsi, the world no. 1 ranked T20I bowler in ICC rankings, will be joining the Royals squad as their second replacement player.</p>.<p>The 31-year-old from Johannesburg represented 'The Titans' in South Africa's domestic cricket, and made his international debut for South Africa during a bilateral T20I series against England in 2017.</p>.<p>The left-arm leg spinner has since picked up 45 wickets in 39 T20Is, along with 32 wickets in 27 ODIs for South Africa.</p>.<p>In the IPL, Shamsi has played 4 matches in which he picked up 3 wickets for Royals Challengers Bangalore, who had recruited him as a replacement player during the 2016 season.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Australian pacer Andrew Tye, who had left for home amid the Covid-19 pandemic during the first phase of the IPL, said he won't be available for the remainder of the season.</p>.<p>"It is with great regret that I have to pull out of the remainder of the IPL 2021 with the Rajasthan Royals," Tye said in a release issued by the franchise.</p>.<p>"It has been a long year for me which has kept me away from home for a lengthy period, and the disappointment of not making it to the World Cup squad has added to the dismay.</p>.<p>"Therefore, keeping my best interests in mind, I had to make this tough decision of staying at home and preparing myself mentally and physically for next year's T20 World Cup."</p>.<p>Tye said he is gutted to not been able to play the remainder of IPL.</p>.<p>"I am gutted that I won't be able to rejoin the Royals family this year, but like all the fans out there, I will be cheering the team on."</p>.<p>Liam Livingstone was the other RR player who had flown back to England citing bio-bubble fatigue in April.</p>.<p>Rajasthan Royals are currently placed fifth in the points table with three wins and four losses out of the seven games. </p>
<p>Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday roped in South Africa's left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi for the remainder of IPL scheduled to be held in the UAE from September 19.</p>.<p>Shamsi, the world no. 1 ranked T20I bowler in ICC rankings, will be joining the Royals squad as their second replacement player.</p>.<p>The 31-year-old from Johannesburg represented 'The Titans' in South Africa's domestic cricket, and made his international debut for South Africa during a bilateral T20I series against England in 2017.</p>.<p>The left-arm leg spinner has since picked up 45 wickets in 39 T20Is, along with 32 wickets in 27 ODIs for South Africa.</p>.<p>In the IPL, Shamsi has played 4 matches in which he picked up 3 wickets for Royals Challengers Bangalore, who had recruited him as a replacement player during the 2016 season.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Australian pacer Andrew Tye, who had left for home amid the Covid-19 pandemic during the first phase of the IPL, said he won't be available for the remainder of the season.</p>.<p>"It is with great regret that I have to pull out of the remainder of the IPL 2021 with the Rajasthan Royals," Tye said in a release issued by the franchise.</p>.<p>"It has been a long year for me which has kept me away from home for a lengthy period, and the disappointment of not making it to the World Cup squad has added to the dismay.</p>.<p>"Therefore, keeping my best interests in mind, I had to make this tough decision of staying at home and preparing myself mentally and physically for next year's T20 World Cup."</p>.<p>Tye said he is gutted to not been able to play the remainder of IPL.</p>.<p>"I am gutted that I won't be able to rejoin the Royals family this year, but like all the fans out there, I will be cheering the team on."</p>.<p>Liam Livingstone was the other RR player who had flown back to England citing bio-bubble fatigue in April.</p>.<p>Rajasthan Royals are currently placed fifth in the points table with three wins and four losses out of the seven games. </p>