With only days left for the start of the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League, Punjab Kings suffered a setback. The English Cricket Board has denied Punjab wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow a chance to participate in the IPL 2023 season. Bairstow has been sidelined since August last year due to injury. The English wicket-keeper batsman has recovered from his injury but the ECB has denied him the opportunity as he still needs time to regain his fitness. PBKS bought Jonny Bairstow for Rs 6.75 crore in last year’s IPL star auction.
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The English opener could not even participate in the last Twenty20 World Cup tournament, which was crowned by England, due to a leg injury sustained while playing golf. Bairstow was also left out of England’s tour of Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh after that. Cricket media Cricbuzz reports that the England and Wales Cricket Board believes that the player who underwent surgery due to the injury will need more time to recover his fitness and therefore the ECB has denied Bairstow the opportunity to participate in IPL 2023. Cricbuzz added in its report that the English Cricket Board expects the player to regain fitness and join the squad for the Ashes series.
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Meanwhile, the ECB has given permission to another English player of Punjab Kings, Liam Livingstone, who was on rest due to injury, to participate in IPL 2023. The English star has been sidelined since December 2022 due to ankle and knee injuries. Livingstone injured his leg during the Rawalpindi Test match in Pakistan. Recently, the 29-year-old England all-rounder was in Dubai for training for his domestic club Lancashire. Livingstone was acquired by the Punjab Kings through the star auction for an asking price of 11.5 crores.
Apart from Livingstone, England’s Sam Curran, who was the most expensive player in the IPL mini star auction, will also join the Punjab Kings. The English all-rounder, who was the star of the T20 World Cup tournament, was bought by PBKS for a record amount of Rs 18.5 crore in the IPL mini auction. The IPL 2023 season will begin on March 31. Punjab Kings’ first match of IPL 2023 is against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali on April 1.
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