Punjab Kings need Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran to fill a Jonny Bairstow-shaped void

IPL 2023 TEAM GUIDE: Bairstow was ruled out of the Indian Premier League 10 days before its start, and the new Punjab leadership team of Trevor Bayliss and Shikhar Dhawan will want his countrymen to step up in his absence, writes NICK FRIEND

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