RCB director confirms Josh Hazlewood but to affix squad for IPL 2025 resumption
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat, has confirmed that star pacer Josh Hazlewood is but to affix the squad forward of their essential conflict towards Kolkata Knight Riders on Might 17. The Australian fast is at present present process rehabilitation for a shoulder damage and stays beneath the care of each Cricket Australia and the RCB medical staff.
Hazlewood had already missed RCB’s closing fixture earlier than the match was suspended — a high-stakes conflict towards Chennai Tremendous Kings — as a result of identical shoulder niggle. Talking at RCB’s pre-match press convention forward of the KKR conflict, Mo Bobat confirmed that the Australian pacer is at present present process rehabilitation with the medical groups of each Cricket Australia and RCB to regain match health.
“With Josh (Hazlewood), he is our solely participant not right here for the time being. He is recovering from his shoulder niggle that he had. He is doing that with Cricket Australia. Our medical staff and their medical groups have been liaising on what that element appears to be like like and he is simply taking that day-to-day and he is attempting to enhance his shot,” Bobat stated.
With the IPL 2025 getting into its crucial part and playoffs on the horizon, Hazlewood’s absence is a big blow for RCB, particularly with the 34-year-old being the main wicket-taker of the facet with 18 wickets in 10 matches.
IPL 2025 was suspended after the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals recreation in Dharamshala was known as off halfway because of an air strike alert within the area. The BCCI and IPL governing council responded swiftly by prioritising participant security, sending overseas gamers again to their house international locations.
Because the league gears up for its extremely anticipated return in Bengaluru, groups like RCB and KKR are nonetheless navigating the challenges of participant availability. A number of high-profile names, together with Hazlewood’s Australia pace-partner Mitchell Starc and Jake Fraser-McGurk, have already opted out of returning to India. Studies additional point out that your complete South African squad could skip the rest of the match because of worldwide commitments and security considerations.
Hazlewood’s continued absence solely provides to RCB’s abroad dilemma, as they put together for a significant match that would solidify their playoff spot or complicate their top-two end ambitions.
