RCB faces uncertainty while Josh Hazlewood and Rajat Patidar remain doubtful for the IPL 2025 return
Like the Cricket control advice in India (BCCI) weighs the resumption of IPL 2025 following a temporary suspension due to India-Pakistan border conflict, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Find yourself in a precarious position. Two of their main players –Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood and captain Rajat Patidar – Faced with significant injury problems, casting a doubt about their participation in the rest of the season.
Josh Hazlewood’s IPL 2025 trip has stalled by an injury and a national service
Hazlewood, Strike Bowler of RCB and a main competitor for the purple cap with 18 counters in 10 games, played a decisive role in the high race of the team this season. However, a little shoulder forced him to get out of the crucial confrontation against the house against Chennai Super Kings May 3, and he was already a doubtful starter for the subsequent match before the suspension of the IPL.
With ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final imminent in June, Cricket Australia should prioritize Hazlewood’s physical condition for national functions. The Australian board of directors provided a pre-WTC packaging camp in England in early June, and Hazlewood’s inclusion in the test squad is considered to be certainty. Given this context, a return to IPL seems more and more unlikely, because the player and his national council wish to avoid any risk of aggravating his injury before an international grand final.
This situation is not unique in Hazlewood; Other Australian stars such as Cummins And Storage head should also ignore the IPL final stages to focus on the WTC final. For RCB, the absence of Hazlewood would be a major blow, especially since the team is in a position in the playoffs and has relied heavily on its prowess of nozzle.
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The uncertainty persists on the recovery of Rajat Patidar in the middle of the next IPL games
Meanwhile, the Skipper RCB Patidar is recovering from a finger injury suffered during the implementation of the May 3 match against CSK. Medical advice forced him to wear a splint and refrain from training for at least 10 days, which would have excluded him for a few games if the IPL had not been interrupted. The suspension of a week inadvertently allowed Patidar for a precious recovery time, which hopes that it could come back without missing additional matches if the tournament resumes as planned.
The management of the RCB remains cautious, prioritize the full shape of a patidar not only for the IPL qualifiers, but also considering its potential selection for India a tour of England Later this year. While Patidar would be optimistic about the dispute of the rest of the season, its availability will depend on its progress in the coming days and the final evaluation of the medical team.
In the absence of a patidar, the ticket office Jiteh Sharma should lead the side, highlighting the depth of RCB injury problems this season, with other key players like Devdutt Padikkal And Phil Salt Macks also lacks matters due to injuries and diseases.
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