IPL 2023: Wasim Jaffer Michael Vaughan – Wasim Jaffer gave a fitting response to former England captain Michael Vaughan over batting coach dig. Vaughan got a dose of his own medicine as the PBKS batting coach told the English commentator to apply burnol if he was hurt. For the unreserved, Jaffer got out to Vaughan once in his playing days. The former England cricketer does not leave a chance to remind him of the fact that he got out to a part-time bowler. Jaffer’s stunning reply on Vaughan’s batting coach dig was loved by everyone. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN.
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— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 17, 2022
IPL 2023: Wasim Jaffer gives a fitting reply to Michael Vaughan over his batting coach dig of PBKS – CHECK out
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Jaffer, who was appointed in the role ahead of the 2020 season under Anil Kumble, had stepped down ahead of the mega auction last year. Wasim Jaffer joined the Odisha Ranji team following which he took the role of Bangladesh U-19 batting consultant job. He recently toured Pakistan with the Bangladesh U-19 squad.
After the news of Jaffer returning to IPL hit social media, Michael Vaughan commented a sarcastic remark on the same. He said: “Someone who got out to me is a batting coach.”
Someone who got out to me is a batting coach !!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/Xnopz9341I
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 16, 2022
IPL 2022 marked the eighth successive season that Punjab Kings failed to make it to the playoffs. The franchise have once again opted for a rebuild with a new coaching staff arriving following the departure of Anil Kumble. Trevor Bayliss comes in, alongside Charles Langveldt and Brad Haddin. Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain, ending Mayank Agarwal’s tenure.
With the team management viewing Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow as their first choice partnership, Agarwal was released. The Karnataka opener was retained for Rs 14 crore ahead of last season, and Punjab Kings could very well look to recoup their investment and focus on other areas of the squad.
IPL 2023: Wasim Jaffer gives a fitting reply to Michael Vaughan over his batting coach dig of PBKS – CHECK out
Alongside Agarwal, other expensive flops like Odean Smith has been shown their way out. Shah Rukh has starred in the domestic circuit which prompted PBKS to splash a whopping 9.0 Cr but was retained on the deadline day. Shahrukh could not do justice to the price tag and had a miserable campaign where he scored just 117 runs in eight matches at a poor strike rate of 108.33.
Odean Smith was also bought for Rs 6 crore but failed to live up to his reputation. In the six games Smith played, he could only manage 51 runs at a strike rate of 115.91. With the ball, he leaked runs at an alarming rate of 11.87. The West Indian recently went unsold in the SA20 Auction as well, and was subsequently released.
PBKS Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Jonny Bairstow, Arshdeep Singh, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Atharwa Taide, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh.
PBKS Released Players: Mayank Agarwal, Sandeep Sharma, Benny Howell, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Prerak Mankad, Writtick Chatterjee, Ishan Porel
