New Delhi, April 14 -- Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani has been handed a two-year ban from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after he decided to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) instead.

Blessing Muzarabani had gone unsold at both the IPL and PSL auctions, but later, Islamabad United signed him as a replacement player. However, he later pulled out of PSL and was signed up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as a replacement for Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman.

Mustafizur was released by KKR after the franchise initially acquired him for Rs.9.20 crore. He was released amid political tensions between India and Bangladesh.

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