AB de Villiers of South Africa who was supposed to play for Delhi Daredevils in the Champions League Twenty20 has been replaced by West Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary. The Champions League Twenty20 tournament is to be held from October 8-23.

A media release said, De Villiers had reported back pain in the ICC Champions Trophy and has been advised to rest for four to six weeks by the Cricket South Africa Medical Committee.

The 23-year-old Bengal batsman, who has got the chance in the absence of De Villiers, is currently playing for the Rest of India against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in the Irani Cup. Tiwary made his ODI debut against Australia in February last year, has a good domestic T20 record, including 11 IPL appearances, with 374 runs at an average of 34.00 and strike rate of 119.87 from 17 matches.

The Technical Committee of CLT20 also confirmed that James Pattinson and Simon Keen have replaced injured players Damien Wright and Nathan Bracken respectively in the Victorian Bushrangers and NSW Blues squads.

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