Punjab Kings Star Expecting Board's Clearance For IPL 2023 This Weekend

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and England all-rounder Liam Livingstone is likely to miss his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday but could arrive in India in time to return from injury in the match against Gujarat Titans on April 13. Livingstone has not played a competitive game since he injured himself during his Test debut against Pakistan four months back in Rawalpindi, when he hurt his knee. In recent weeks, he has also been suffering from a flare-up of an ankle injury that he had sustained in The Hundred last year, which has kept him out of his side's first two matches.

Kings expect Livingstone to arrive on April 10, a day before their fixture in Hyderabad. Livingstone also expects England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to give him a travel clearance "over the next 48 hours or so".

"I am getting there, finally," Livingstone said on LancsTV's coverage of Lancashire's opening County Championship fixture against Surrey as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

"It has been a long road: three or four days a week at the gym over the last three or four months. Maybe towards the end of this week, or the start of next week, I'll fly out to India and get going again.

"Feeling much better. I had some injections midway last week. It's settled it down a lot, finally been able to get outside and do some running and get back to proper cricket stuff. That's probably been about four or five days now, so just trying to build back up to match fitness now."

"I got over my ankle to play in the World Cup, then my knee has been a bit of a niggly one. I finally sorted that out and my ankle flared up again. Hopefully, they are both under control now and it will be nice to get back playing finally. It's been a