IPL 2023 Replacement: RR rope in Magala, PBKS sign Matthew Short as Jonny Bairstow replacement, DC, KKR & MI yet to announce, Follow IPL 16 LIVE Updates

IPL 2023 Replacement: Royal Challengers Bangalore ropes in NewZealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell as a replacement for England batter Will Jacks in their IPL 2023 squad. Will Jacks was bought by RCB for Rs 3.2 crore at the player auction in December last year. Whereas Punjab Kings announces Matthew Short as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow. Rajasthan Royals announced Sandeep Shamra as a replacement for Prasidh Krishna. CSK ropes in Sisanda Magala as a replacement for Kyle Jamieson. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Mumbai Indians are yet to announce replacements for their injured players. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates with Insidesport.IN

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Royal Challengers Bangalore has signed New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. He has replaced England’s Will Jacks who got ruled out due to a muscle injury he sustained in the recent Bangladesh tour. RCB secured Bracewell services for his base price of INR 1 crore. Bracewell had gone unsold in the auction but grabbed eyeballs with a sensational ton in Hyderabad during the ODI series in India.

IPL 2023: List of Injured Players and Replacement-

PLAYERS	TEAM	REPLACEMENT
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	TBA
Jhye Richardson	Mumbai Indians	TBA
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	TBA
Kyle Jamieson	Chennai Super Kings	Sisanda Magala
Jonny Bairstow	Punjab Kings	Matthew Short
Prasidh Krishna	Rajasthan Royals	Sandeep Sharma
Shreyas Iyer	Kolkata Knight Riders	TBA
Will Jacks	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Michael Bracewell
Obed McCoy	Rajasthan Royals	TBA

Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah will remain out of action for six months owing to his back injury. Jhye Richardson, who was bought by the Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.5 crore, is also out with a hamstring injury. However, till now Mumbai Indians have not announced replacements for these two players.

Delhi Capitals seem to be the worst affected team by the injuries as their three key players are nursing injuries. Rishabh Pant, who was the captain of the team, suffered an injury in a car accident last year. Anrich Nortje and Sarfaraz Khan are the other two players who are currently sidelined due to injuries. Delhi Capitals is yet to announce replacements for all these players.

Chennai Super Kings has announced Kyle Jamieson, who was also bought by the team, has a back stress fracture. CSK is still searching for the replacement of two players.

Punjab Kings announced the replacement for Jonny Bairstow. PBKS acquired Bairstow services for Rs. 6.75 crores. He broke his left leg and dislocated his ankle on September 2 last year while playing golf. Punjab has roped in uncapped Australian Matthew Short on his base price of INR 20 lakh as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow.

Rajasthan Royals has also announced the replacement for Prasidh Krishna. Star Indian bowler Prasidh Krishna, who is still recovering from a stress fracture injury, will be replaced by Sandeep Sharma. Rajasthan acquired the services of Sandeep at his base price of INR 50 lakh.

Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders’ star batter and skipper Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the tournament due to his back injury. The franchise is yet to announce the replacement for Iyer.

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