RCB's Tim David set to become first Singapore international cricketer to play in IPL
India TV NewsThe second phase of the 14th edition of IPL will feature a Singapore cricketer for the first time as Royal Challengers Bangalore have roped in freelance T20 sensation Tim David, who has made a name for himself across leagues in the world. While he is of Australian descent, the 6 feet 5 inches tall David currently plays international cricket for Singapore and he brings with him a novelty factor in Virat Kohli's team. Since ICC has accorded T20 International status to all its 106 member nations, David has played 14 T20 Internationals with 558 runs in his kitty at a strike rate of 158 plus. However, Kohli will not be able to ignore that David has already hit 77 sixes in senor level competitive 64-white ball games including T20 and List A. David however is not the first cricketer from an associate nation to play in the IPL as Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate and Dirk Nannes have played for IPL franchise.