'Bhai, iss se accha jason roy ko lelete' - Fans react as Australian allrounder replaces Jonny Bairstow for Punjab in Indian T20 League 2023

In an unfortunate piece of news, it is finally confirmed that Punjab will miss the services of the veteran wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow in the upcoming 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League. Bairstow was not frequently in action in international cricket due to the injury he sustained last year.

In the further line of events, the Punjab camp has also confirmed that star domestic top-order batter from Australia, Matthew Short. He will replace Bairstow in the top order of Punjab in the upcoming 16^th edition of the Indian T20 League.

Cricket fans also reacted to this news with a lot of different reactions and responses on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Some of the fans also suggested a couple of other names to Punjab management whom they could’ve lined up as star England batter’s replacement in the cash-rich Indian franchise T20 League.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Bhai, iss se accha jason roy ko lelete @PunjabKingsIPL 😞

— Harshit Agrawal (@Harshit69456707) March 25, 2023

How is it possible?

He isn't in auction list

— Sheldon Cooper (@rocKSTar7781) March 25, 2023

Travis head would have been a better option

— cricket (@rajdev_hirday) March 25, 2023

Auction mein naam tha iska?

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) March 25, 2023

@poserarcher kaisa player h yeh??

— Amraj Singh🇮🇳 (@amraj790) March 25, 2023

BBL players aren’t too bad in Mohali

— Taran تاران 🇶🇦 (@lqtaran) March 25, 2023

Bodied pic.twitter.com/X11IF58G3i

— Gowtham (@gowtham_cs23) March 25, 2023

This will not prevent pbsdk's 10th spot

— CN (@CricNerd_) March 25, 2023

Pbks still buying BBL players 🤣🤣🤣

Shanaka ko lesakte

— Rajesh (@RajeshK35243688) March 25, 2023

Speaking of the tournament, Punjab will start their campaign for the 2023 Indian T20 League with the first match against Kolkata. Both teams will play this match at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday, the 1^st of March from 3.30 PM IST.

Here’s a look at Punjab’s squad for the Indian T20 League 2023:

Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Liam Livingstone, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Dhanda, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathe, Shivam Singh.

Here’s a look at Punjab’s schedule for the Indian T20 League 2023:

1. Punjab vs Kolkata, 1^st of April 2023, 3.30 PM, Mohali.
2. Rajasthan vs Punjab, 5^th of April 2023, 7.30 PM, Jaipur.
3. Hyderabad vs Punjab, 9^th of April 2023, 7.30 PM, Hyderabad.
4. Punjab vs Gujarat, 13^th of April 2023, 7.30 PM, Mohali.
5. Lucknow vs Punjab, 15^th of April 2023, 7.30 PM, Lucknow.
6. Punjab vs Bangalore, 20^th of April 2023, 3.30 PM, Mohali.
7. Mumbai vs Punjab, 22^nd of April 2023, 7.30 PM, Mumbai.
8. Punjab vs Lucknow, 28^th of April 2023, 7.30 PM, Mohali.
9. Chennai vs Punjab, 30^th of April 2023, 3.30 PM, Chennai.
10. Punjab vs Mumbai, 3^rd of May 2023, 7.30 PM, Mohali.
11. Kolkata vs Punjab, 8^th of May 2023, 7.30 PM, Kolkata.
12. Delhi vs Punjab, 13^th of May 2023, 7.30 PM, Delhi.
13. Punjab vs Delhi, 17^th of May 2023, 7.30 PM, Mohali.
14. Punjab vs Rajasthan, 19^th of May 2023, 7.30 PM, Mohali.