Former England captain Wasim Jaffer has dropped a cheeky response to the appointment of former India opener Wasim Jaffer’s appointment as batting coach of Punjab Kings (PBKS) forward of IPL 2023.
The event passed off after PBKS’ Twitter deal with made the announcement:
“Introducing our Batting Coach, Wasim Jaffer!”
Replying to an identical publish, Vaughan wrote:
“Somebody who obtained out to me is a batting coach.”
For these not within the know, Vaughan and Jaffer typically take pleasure in banter on Twitter. The England participant took the wicket of Jaffer within the 2002 Take a look at at Lord’s.
Jaffer beforehand served because the batting coach for Punjab from IPL 2019 to 2021. The veteran additionally shared a funny video concerning his reunion with PBKS.
In the meantime, Brad Haddin and Charl Langeveldt have been recruited as an assistant and bowling coach, respectively. It is price mentioning that ex-SRH coach Trevor Bayliss took over the top coach position from former India participant Anil Kumble in September earlier this 12 months.
PBKS launch Mayank Agarwal, 16 gamers retained for IPL 2023
Punjab Kings have launched captain Mayank Agarwal, who was retained for Rs 12 crore final season, forward of IPL 2023. He underperformed this 12 months, scoring solely 196 runs in 12 innings at a mean of 16.33 and a strike fee of 122.50. The Kings have retained 16 gamers for the upcoming IPL season, although.
Punjab has additionally retained lots of its core stars like Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow (England), Bhanuka Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, England’s hard-hitting batter Liam Livingstone, and younger Indian bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar.
They nonetheless have a power-packed batting lineup, with Bairstow and Dhawan the possible openers. Punjab’s bowling additionally seems strong, with the likes of Chahar, Arshdeep and Kagiso Rabada. The franchise shall be gunning to raise the IPL trophy, which has eluded them for the final 15 years.
PBKS, who’re but to win the IPL, will look to repair their lacking items within the mini-auction. With 9 slots accessible, the Punjab-based franchise has saved just a little over ₹32 crore forward of the mini-auction subsequent month.
Present squad: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar
Gamers launched: Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, Writtick Chatterjee.
Within the final season, Punjab Kings completed sixth with 14 factors and 7 wins in 14 video games.