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    "title": "IPL 2023: Bayliss' Recommendation Puts Matt Short In The Spotlight",
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    "excerpt": "Mumbai, March 26, Punjab Kings have picked an uncapped Australian player Matthew Short as a replacement for English star Jonny Bairstow, who withdrew from Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 due to an injury.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Mumbai, March 26, Punjab Kings have picked an uncapped Australian player Matthew Short as a replacement for English star Jonny Bairstow, who withdrew from Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 due to an injury.<\/p><p>According to a report in the Australian media, the Mohali-based team has picked Matt Short. a white-ball expert considered to be on the fringes of the Australian team, on the recommendation of Punjab Kings' Australian coach Trevor Bayliss.<\/p><p>Bairstow withdrew from the IPL 2023 as he failed to recover from surgery in time for the two-month-long event which starts on March 31 in Ahmedabad.<\/p><p>\"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,\" Punjab said in a statement.<\/p><p>Short plays for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL) and was voted Player of the Tournament 12th edition of T20 League. <\/p><p>One of the reasons for Punjab Kings' to pick Short as an emergency replacement was his superb performance in the BBL as he scored 458 runs -- the second-highest in the tournament -- at an average of 35.23 and strike rate of 144.47. He had struck an unbeaten century against the Hobart Hurricanes and can also chip in with some tidy off-spin.<\/p><p>Short has been in tremendous form for his state side Victoria and has scored three centuries and three half-centuries in his last seven first-class and List-A matches. He is currently in action in the Sheffield Shield final and will be flying out to reach India in time for Punjab's first match set for next Saturday.<\/p><p>Whether he will get a direct place in the playing Xi is to be seen but it sure is being considered as a big opportunity for Short in Australian cricket circles.<\/p><p>If he gets a chance to play in IPL 2023 and comes up with a good performance, it will bolster calls from him to get a chance with the Australian national T20 Team.<\/p><p>Whether he will get a direct place in the playing Xi is to be seen but it sure is being considered as a big opportunity for Short in Australian cricket circles.<\/p><p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/ipl-flashback\">IPL Tales & Records<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>",
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