In a large replace, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has rejoined the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad, as they storm into the Playoffs of the Indian Premier League 2025. Hazlewood, who had been nursing a shoulder niggle missed out a league stage fixture for RCB, and as soon as the event was suspended, he returned to Australia, with very slim possibilities of comeback being evident.
Nonetheless, in a shocking improvement, the seasoned campaigner is now prepared to supply his right-arm tempo to the Rajat Patidar-led facet as soon as once more. Together with his arrival to India, it’s now confirmed that the pacer has totally recovered from the niggle and is more than likely to participate in RCB’s final league stage conflict towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants on Tuesday, Could 27, which is about to be performed on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium.
The franchise took to social media to casually announce his arrival in an encrypted method, however the RCB followers, who’re among the many most passionate ones on-line, have been fast to take the trace from an image of cricket equipment, with Cricket Australia’s branding performed all throughout the baggage.
Tim Seifert too joins
In the meantime, RCB had additionally picked Tim Seifert as one among their momentary replacements for the season for the English batter Jacob Bethell. The New Zealander too has now marked his arrival within the group set-up forward of the LSG conflict. Nonetheless, his participation for the upcoming conflict stays a doubt, since Hazlewood is prone to make the reduce among the many 4 abroad gamers which can be permitted in a Taking part in XI.
Hazlewood, in the meantime, might not be taking lots of toll on his physique, since he’s additionally in Australia’s squad that can cross swords towards South Africa within the World Check Championship 2025 Ultimate on the Lord’s, London, only a week after the conclusion of the cash-rich event.