Punjab Kings star batsman Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the entire tournament of IPL 2023 and Australia’s uncapped Matthew Short has been named as replacement. However, there are a few players who could have been a better choice than Matthew Short for PBKS. Here are 3 players who could have been a better choice than Matthew Short for PBKS: 1. Dawid Malan Dawid Malan was a part of Punjab Kings in IPL 2021, but he got the chance to play only one match. Talking about Malan’s T20 International career, he has left his mark by performing well. The…
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Chennai Super Kings star all-rounder Kyle Jamieson was ruled out of the entire tournament of IPL 2023 and South Africa’s Sisanda Magala was named as replacement. However, there are a few players who could have been a better choice than Sisanda Magala for CSK. Here are 3 players who could have been a better choice than Sisanda Magala for CSK: 1. Dasun Shanaka Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka went unsold during the auction. Shanaka’s base price was just Rs 50 lakhs, but despite this, no team showed interest in him. However, he could have been a replacement for Jamieson in…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season is all set to start from 31 March. The first match will be played between defending champion Gujarat Titans (GT) and 4-times title winner Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This is the second IPL season for Gujarat Titans. Gujarat won the title in its very first season in 2022. But just before the start of IPL 2023, some alarming figures are coming out for MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya. Since 2008 till now 15 seasons of IPL have been played, and of these, only one of the two teams playing the opening match (defeat…
Rajat Patidar, who made a splash in IPL 2022 for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), may be ruled out of the first half of the upcoming season due to injury. Patidar is currently at the NCA in Bengaluru recuperating from a heel injury. Patidar did not get any buyer in the mega auction held last year. Patidar was included in the squad as a replacement for wicketkeeper Luvnith Sisodia after he was ruled out midway of the tournament. Patidar scored 333 runs in 7 innings for RCB last season at a strike rate of 152.75. In terms of scoring runs for…
Star Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Mohsin Khan is likely to miss a few IPL 2023 matches due to injury. However, It is unclear whether Mohsin Khan will be fit in time, which is why some fans have got the feeling that he might be ruled out of the entire IPL 2023 season. Here are 3 players whom LSG can sign as a replacement if Mohsin Khan is ruled out of IPL 2023: 1. Mujtaba Yousuf If Mohsin Khan is ruled out of IPL 2023, Mujtaba Yousuf could be a like-for-like replacement for him. Mujtaba Yousuf, from J&K, is a…
Even before the start of IPL 2023, Punjab Kings have suffered a big setback. Veteran batsman Jonny Bairstow will not be able to play this season. Johnny suffered a left leg injury in September last year. Bairstow suffered this injury before the third and final Test against South Africa, when he was playing golf with his friends. Australia’s uncapped Matthew Short will replace Jonny Bairstow. Punjab Kings also informed about this by releasing a video message. Bairstow has not played cricket for England since the surgery. He played the last T20 in July. Due to injury, Bairstow did not play…
Mumbai Indians’ bowler Issy Wong created history in the first Women’s Premier League season being held in Mumbai. He became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in this league. Wong bowled brilliantly for Mumbai in the match. He took 4 wickets for just 15 runs in 4 overs. His hat-trick was also included in these four wickets. Also read: WPL 2023, UP vs MI: Issy Wong created history by taking a hat-trick; Video Going Viral Here Are 7 Unknown Facts About Issy Wong: 1. Issy Wong was Born on 15 May 2002 in Chelsea (London). However, Wong’s ancestry is…
Virat Kohli reached Bengaluru on Saturday to join his team Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2023. While joining his team, a new tattoo has been seen on Virat Kohli’s arm, which fans are very fond of. He got another tattoo on his right arm, which caught everyone’s eye. Virat Kohli has over 11 tattoos inked on different parts of his body and just like his other tattoos, the latest Tattoo also holds a deep spiritual significance. Earlier, even before IPL 2016, Virat Kohli had got a tattoo done and in that season he scored 973 runs with the help of…
Two more players from Jammu and Kashmir are going to be a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The JKCA (Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association) has released a statement announcing that Sunrisers Hyderabad had contacted them to request the services of two players, Mohammad Tahir and Auqib Nabi, from Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association to join their team as net bowlers for the upcoming IPL edition. Also read: IPL 2023: Heinrich Klaasen to Replace Harry Brook at Number 3 for SRH The Association has permitted both the players to join the SRH team…
A few players from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are likely to stay out from the first few matches of IPL 2023 because of their respective Cricket Boards who have imposed international commitments on them. This has not been accepted well by not only BCCI but also by many IPL franchises and as per reports, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan players could face shadow ban in future IPL Auctions due to this reason. This time three Bangladeshi players will be in IPL (Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das and Mustafizur Rahman), but all of them will be available only from April 9 to…