Sarfaraz Khan injured himself before the start of IPL 
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RCB sign Harpreet Singh Bhatia in place of injured Sarfaraz

Madhya Pradesh left-hander Harpreet Singh Bhatia has been roped in by Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement for injured Sarfaraz Khan for the remainder of the tenth edition of Indian Premier League.

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Harpreet has played in the IPL earlier for the Sahara Pune Warriors. Harpreet has represented India under-19s in the past. He had a consistent run in the domestic limited-overs competitions for Madhya Pradesh and finished as the leading run-scorer of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Inter-Zonal tournament for Central Zone in 2016-17. 

Royal Challengers Bangalores next encounter is against the Kolkata Knight Riders on April 23 at Kolkata.

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