Matt Short, player of the tournament in the Big Bash League, gets his shot at IPL stardom with the Punjab Kings after Jonny Bairstow's withdrawal.
abc.net.au/news/big-bash-star-matt-short-gets-ipl-chance-jonny-bairstow-injury/102146652Matt Short has been handed a big opportunity to showcase his T20 excellence with an Indian Premier League debut after being snapped up as an emergency replacement by the Punjab Kings.Victorian Matt Short will be playing in the IPL in less than a week after the Punjab Kings named him as a late replacement
Still uncapped, this presents a great opportunity for the 27-year-old Victorian batter, who enjoyed a spectacular BBL campaign by scoring 458 runs — the second-highest in the tournament — at an average of 35.23 and with a strike rate of 144.47. His form had led teammates and coaches to call for him to get a shot with the national T20 team, while Ricky Ponting reckoned Short was good enough to be in contention for a place at one of the IPL franchises.He now gets his chance because Bairstow is not yet ready for the fray after undergoing surgery on a broken leg and dislocated ankle after the freak injury he suffered on the golf course in September.
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