RCB got a big blow, the team’s batsman who scored a century in the last season was out of IPL
The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore has suffered a big setback. The team’s star batsman Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of the tournament. Star batsman Rajat Patidar, who scored a century last season, has been ruled out of the entire Indian Premier League season due to an ankle injury. Rajat’s exit from the league is bad news for the whole team, due to which problems can arise in front of the team.
Significantly, in the very first match of this season of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore had defeated the five-time winning team Mumbai thanks to the explosive innings of Virat Kohli and captain Faf du Plessis. After winning this match, the team’s next match will be against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 6 at Eden Gardens. Bad news has come for the team even before this match.
RCB top-order batsman Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of the entire Indian Premier League season due to an ankle injury. The 29-year-old Rajat Patidar is the leading scorer with 333 runs in eight matches at an average of 55.50 with two fifties. Rajat has scored the third most runs for RCB. He scored the fastest IPL century by an Indian batsman in Qualifier 1.
RCB issued a statement
“Unfortunately, Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of IPL 2023 due to an ankle injury,” RCB said in a statement. “We wish Rajat a speedy recovery and will continue to support him through the process.” . The coach and team management have decided not to announce their replacement yet.
Had an injury before joining the camp
Patidar had suffered an injury before joining the RCB camp but was initially believed to be available for at least the second half of the IPL. However, his absence has added to the problems of the team. The news of Patidar’s ouster comes after Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, who was the team’s second most successful bowler last season with 20 wickets in 12 matches, has indicated that he may not be match-fit until the fourth week of April. . England pacer Reece Topley also dislocated his right shoulder during RCB’s eight-wicket win against Mumbai Indians here on Monday.
These players showed excellent form
In this tournament, the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore has performed well. In their first match this season, RCB defeated Mumbai Indians on the basis of a blistering innings by Virat Kohli and captain Faf du Plessis. RCB had given a target of 172 runs to Mumbai Indians, which was achieved by RCB at the loss of two wickets. In this match, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs in 49 balls. At the same time, captain Faf du Plessis scored 73 runs in 43 balls. It is clear from the performance of both the players that they are in strong rhythm.
