Good news for Punjab Kings before IPL 2024, this strong player will play the entire season
IPL 2024 Punjab Kings : The IPL 2024 season is not far away. This year’s Indian Premier League is going to start from March 22. For this, players have now started reaching their respective team camps. Meanwhile, some players are also leaving and new players are entering in their place. A good news has come for Punjab Kings. It is being told that English batsman Jonny Bairstow will be available for the Punjab team for the entire season. There is also news that Wasim Jaffer, who was the batting coach of the team till now, has now parted ways.
Jonny Bairstow was playing series against India
England batsman Jonny Bairstow was recently playing in the entire Test series played between India and England. During this time, he also played his 100 Test with Ravichandran Ashwin in Dharamshala. After the series ended, he returned to his home. After this, apprehensions were raised whether Jonny Bairstow would not return to India for the IPL after a few matches. But now it is confirmed that he will come here before the IPL and will be seen playing the entire season.
Bairstow will join Punjab soon
Test players like captain Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Mark Wood have returned home after the five-Test series ended in Dharamsala on Sunday. An IPL source has told PTI that Jonny Bairstow will come to India on March 18 or 19. Hopefully, he will be available for the team’s first match against Delhi Capitals on March 23. After playing his 100th Test in Dharamshala, Jonny Bairstow will again be seen playing in the IPL on the same ground.
Wasim Jaffer relieved from the post of batting consultant
Meanwhile, there is news that Team India’s brilliant Test batsman Wasim Jaffer will no longer be associated with Punjab Kings. Recently, Punjab had appointed Sanjay Bangar as its cricket director. It has been learned that now he will also be seen working as the batting coach of the team. Sanjay Bangar was earlier with RCB and has also been India’s batting coach. Perhaps this is the reason why Punjab Kings have now parted ways with Wasim Jaffer, who was the team’s batting consultant last season. Punjab Kings have not been performing as expected in the IPL for some time now. This time the command of the team will be in the hands of Shikhar Dhawan. The team can benefit from his experience.
Punjab team can play its matches in Dharamshala
Meanwhile, the schedule of the first phase of IPL has been announced by BCCI. But due to Lok Sabha elections, the program for the second phase has not come yet. It is believed that as soon as the election dates are announced by the Election Commission, the subsequent schedule will also be released. Meanwhile, there is news that Punjab Kings team can be seen playing its last two home matches in Dharamshala. Last season also, Punjab team played its matches in Dharamshala. The remaining matches of the Punjab team will be played in the new stadium built in Mullanpur, Mohali.
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