File Photo of English cricketer Jonny Bairstow.
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Punjab Kings’ star English cricketer Jonny Bairstow was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming IPL and uncapped Australian batter Matthew Short has been named as his alternative.
The senior wicketkeeper-cum-destructive batter continues to recuperate from a leg harm he picked up final September.
“We regret to inform you that Jonny Bairstow will not be a part of the IPL this season because of his injury. We wish him the best and look forward to seeing him next season. We are pleased to welcome Matthew Short as his replacement,” Punjab Kings mentioned on their Twitter deal with.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) refused to grant Bairstow a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to play within the IPL, beginning March 31.
Bairstow is but to recuperate utterly from a leg harm, which he had sustained in September final yr.
Bairstow had missed England’s T20 World Cup-winning marketing campaign and the next Test excursions of Pakistan and New Zealand after sustaining a number of fractures following a freak harm at a golf course in September.
In the final IPL, Bairstow scored 253 runs in 11 innings, averaging 23.00 with a strike charge of 144.57 and with two half-centuries.
Set to make his maiden look within the IPL, Short was the Player of the Tournament on the current Big Bash League, the place he scored 458 runs whereas opening the innings for Adelaide Strikers at a strike charge of 144.47.
