Here, Punjab has also found a replacement for its dangerous English wicket-keeper batsman Johnny Bairstow. Uncapped Australian all-rounder Matthew Short has been signed. Bairstow has not been able to fully recover from a foot injury, which he suffered while playing golf in September last year. This will be Short’s first IPL season. Top-order batsman Short 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.
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