Gurnoor Sing Brar (Photo Source: Punjab Cricket)
Punjab Kings (PBKS) have signed Gurnoor Sing Brar for INR 20 lakhs as a replacement for injured Raj Angad Bawa for the IPL 2023 season. Raj Angad Bawa who played two games for PBKS last season, has been ruled out due to a left shoulder injury.
A left-handed batting all-rounder, Gurnoor made his first-class debut for Punjab in December 2022. He has featured in 5 first class matches and scored 107 runs at a S/R of 120.22 and picked up 7 wickets at an economy of 3.80.
The 22-year-old is very new to the domestic setup, and has represented Punjab in five List A and one First Class game. The ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League would be a big opportunity for the left arm medium fast pacer and the Punjab Kings would want to groom him in the best way possible.
Punjab started off their IPL 2023 campaign on a high note as they defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders in their firts game. Though the game was distrupted by rain, they still managed to restrict KKR below the DLS par score, and won the game by seven runs.
Punjab Kings are scheduled to play 13 more games in the league stage, of which they’ll play four contests at home, two at Dharamsala and will visit other cities for the remaining seven contests.
Punjab Kings’ Updated Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Sing Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Sikanadar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, and Mohit Rathe