India's Suresh Raina celebrates catching out Pakistan's Nasir Jamshed during their ICC Champions Trophy group B match at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England, June 15, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India limited-overs specialist Suresh Raina is to captain the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise in Rajkot, the team announced on Tuesday, while confirming Australian Brad Hodge as the side's coach.
Pune and Rajkot were unveiled as the new teams in the lucrative Twenty20 competition in December, replacing Chennai and Rajasthan, who were handed two-year suspensions for their involvement in an illegal betting scandal.
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