Mo Bobat, the Director of Cricket for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has stated that Hazlewood is yet to join the team for the very important encounter versus Kolkata Knight Riders dated May 17. He is still irrevocably into recovery from a shoulder injury and is being treated by Cricket Australia and the medical team of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He couldn’t make the last match for RCB that was a big one against Chennai Super Kings before the tournament was put on a hold; this also was because of the same shoulder problem. Bobat, at a pre-match press conference: That is the only player who is not with us right now. He is working on his shoulder injury with Cricket Australia. Our medical hopefully staff and theirs are in touch about his progress, and he is taking it day by day to get better.
With IPL 2025 at such a crucial stage and soon moving into the playoffs, losing Hazlewood is a huge blow to RCB. He has been their premier wicket-taking bowler, picking up 18 wickets in just 10 outings.
The IPL came to a standstill after the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was halted midway due to an air strike alert in the area. It became paramount for the BCCI and the IPL governing council to send the foreign players back home.
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With IPL returning to Bengaluru, some big names are becoming unavailable for some teams like RCB and KKR. Mitchell Starc, Josh’s teammate, and Jake Fraser-McGurk are reportedly amongst those who have decided against a return to India. Reports are also hinting at the possibility of the majority of the South African team sitting out the remainder of the tournam
