South Africa batsman Hashim Amla is set to replace the injured Shaun Marsh at Kings XI Punjab.
Marsh had picked up the injury in the game against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 19, but was seen playing against Gujarat Lions on Sunday. Later, he was ruled out of the IPL after that game.
Amla was part of the players auction with a base price of Rs 1 crore but was not picked up any franchise.
Overall, Amla has played 88 T20s scoring 2446 runs at an average of 31.35 and a strike rate of 125.95. He scored two fifties as an opening batsman for South Africa in the recent World T20, tallying 120 runs in four matches in the tournament at a strike rate of 134.83.