IPL 2023: Matthew Short Replaces Jonny Bairstow Of Punjab Kings. The Indian Premier League is going to start on March 31 (IPL 2023 Start Date) and all the teams have started preparing for it.
Got a big blow as Bairstow:-
But before the start of the tournament, Punjab Kings got a big blow in the form of Jonny Bairstow.
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Because he is out of IPL 2023 due to injury. Let us tell you that in the first match of the IPL, there will be a clash between Gujarat vs Chennai.
At the same time, Punjab Kings has announced the name of Johnny Bairstow’s replacement player (Punjab Kings Squad 2023). Let’s know who is this player (Matthew Short).
Punjab Kings included this Player in Place of Bairstow:-
The video shared by Punjab Kings on Twitter said, “We regret to inform you that Jonny Bairstow will not be a part of IPL this season due to his injury.
We wish him all the best and look forward to seeing him next season. We are delighted to welcome Matthew Short as his replacement.”
Coming to Matthew Short, this Australian right-handed all-rounder is a top-order batsman.
Matthew Short has been a part of the Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League. Matthew Short can give an advantage to Punjab Kings with both batting and bowling.
BBL player of the tournament for the year 2023, Matthew Short has replaced the star English batsman in the squad. Matthew Short played 8 BBL matches and scored 275 runs in 8 innings, including a century.
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Punjab Kings Full Squad:-
Punjab Kings: 1. Arshdeep Singh, 2. Shikhar Dhawan, 3. Kagiso Rabada, 4. Matthew Short, 5. Shah Rukh Khan, 6. Harpreet Brar, 7. Prabhsimran Singh, 8. Jitesh Sharma, 9. Rahul Chahar, 10. Liam Livingstone, 11. Raj Bawa, 12. Rishi Dhawan, 13. Baltej Dhanda, 14. Nathan Ellis, 15. Atharva Tayde, 16. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 17. Sam Curran, 18. Sikandar Raza, 19. Harpreet Bhatia, 20. Vidwat Kaverappa, 21. Mohit Rathee, 22. Shivam Singh.
