New Zealand all-rounder, Colin de Grandhomme, has been signed on as a replacement for West Indian star Andre Russell by the Kolkata-franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. . 
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was banned on for one year for a doping whereabouts rule violation. The two-times World T20 winning West-Indian was revealed to have committed a doping violation after registering three filing failures in 2015. That constitutes a failed drugs test under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.
KKR were in desperate need of a replacement for their star All-rounder who has been a key player for the side. They went all out in the action and signed English All-rounder Chris Woakes to fill in the void left by Russell.
Now, they have signed an official replacement for him in the side. De Grandhomme has featured in six Tests, nine One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and eight T20 Internationals for New Zealand thus far. He made his Test debut for New Zealand in late 2016 and marked the occasion with a six-wicket haul.
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