The tournament also confirmed that Punjab have signed uncapped Australian all-rounder Matthew Short as a replacement for England player Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow has been ruled out of IPL 2023 as he is yet to fully recover from the foot injury where he broke his leg after slipping on a golf course in September last year.
This will be Short’s first IPL season. The opening batsman was declared Player of the Tournament in the recent season of the Big Bash League (BBL) for scoring 458 runs at an average of 35.23 and a strike rate of 144.47, as well as taking 11 wickets with his off-spin. Short has been signed at his base price of Rs 20 lakhs. IPL 2023 will begin on March 31, with defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Sandeep Sharma has also played for India
On the other hand, Sandeep, who played in Sunrisers Hyderabad till IPL season 2018-2021, has been included by Rajasthan. He was a member of the India Under-19 team that won the 2012 Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia, taking four wickets in the final. Sandeep also played two T20Is for India in 2015 on the tour of Zimbabwe and took one wicket.
match | 104 |
wicket | 114 |
best bowling | 4/20 |
economy | 7.77 |
average | 26.33 |
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Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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