Sourav Ganguly to play for Pune in IPL

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Former India captain Sourav  Ganguly, who went unsold in the players’ auction, has been  signed up by debutants Pune Warriors for the remainder of the  Indian Premier League’s (IPL) fourth season, a team official  said today.
Ganguly, 38, played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the  first three editions of the IPL and has been roped in by the  Pune outfit as a replacement for injured paceman Ashish Nehra,  who was ruled out with a finger injury.
“We signed him up yesterday night. We were in touch with  Sourav but we were waiting for Nehra’s report which arrived  yesterday,” Pune team director Abhijit Sarkar told Reuters on  Tuesday.
“He will join us as soon as possible and start practising  with the team. The team management will decide when he will take  the field for us.”
The Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors, languishing at the  bottom of the table after six losses on the trot, will play  table toppers Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Lefthander Ganguly, who is one of India’s most prolific  batsmen and retired from international cricket in 2008, was  listed with a base price of $400,000 in the players’ auction.