Dale Steyn replaces injured Nathan Coulter-Nile for Royal Challengers Bangalore

Steyn will return to the Bangalore franchise for the first time since 2010. This also marks his return to the league after a gap of two seasons; He last played one match for Gujurat Lions in the 2016 edition.

Steyn pulled out from the 2017 auction after sustaining a major shoulder injury, and subsequently went unsold in the 2018 and 2019 auctions.

Coulter-Nile missed the start of the IPL 2019 season owing to national commitments as Australia clean-swept Pakistan in UAE in a five-match one-day international series, but now will be able to take no part in the tournament. He was initially due to join the team on 13 April.

Coulter-Nile has bloomed with the ball recently, and this fresh setback will be a concern for Australia, who are set to announce their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 squad on 15 April.

Bangalore have lost each of their six matches this season, and their hopes of making the playoffs rest on a miracle. The team will hope that Steyn's arrival will help resurrect their campaign.