RCB Batter Rajat Patidar Likely To Miss First Half Of IPL 2023 Due To Heel Injury: Report | Cricket News

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Rajat Patidar is prone to miss the primary half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on account of a heel damage. As per the ESPNCricinfo, the batter is presently present process rehab on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. He has been suggested to take relaxation for 3 weeks following which an MRI scan will decide his participation within the second half of the league. Having sustained the damage earlier than becoming a member of the preparatory camp, he’ll want a clearance from NCA earlier than he hyperlinks up with RCB.

His absence may trigger RCB to rethink on their batting mixture. With Patidar within the combine, RCB Director of Cricket Mike Hesson had stated after the IPL public sale final yr in December that Virat Kohli would proceed opening with skipper Faf Du Plessis. The damage now signifies that Kohli may bat at quantity three, with both younger New Zealand expertise Finn Allen or uncapped Indian wicketkeeper-batter Anuj Rawat prone to serve Du Plessis as his opening accomplice.

Patidar went unsold within the mega public sale for IPL 2022, however got here into the facet as a alternative for wicketkeeper Luvnith Sisodia, who sustained an damage. He smashed the quickest century by an Indian in event historical past, scoring 112* off 54 balls in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants within the eliminator, which his facet gained. His century got here in simply 49 balls.

He scored 333 runs in seven innings with a century and two fifties at a mean of 55.50 and a strike fee of 152.75. His exploits within the league coupled along with his stellar kind within the title-winning Ranji Trophy marketing campaign in 2021-22, the place he scored 658 runs in six matches with two tons and 5 fifties, earned him a spot in India’s ODI squad in the summertime final yr.

Patidar’s availability is just not the one factor regarding RCB. There are doubts over pacer Josh Hazlewood’s standing for the event as he’s presently recovering from Achilles tendonitis. He flew again dwelling to Australia halfway in the course of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after lacking the primary two Tests. His health will likely be monitored intently as Australia will face India in ICC World Test Championship closing on June 7 and can lock horns with England within the Ashes sequence from June 16 onwards.

RCB will begin their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season with a match in opposition to Mumbai Indians (MI) at their dwelling area, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Last yr, RCB certified for playoffs and completed fourth within the competitors after shedding to Rajasthan Royals in qualifier 2 by seven wickets.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Squad power: 25 gamers (abroad 8)

Players purchased throughout IPL 2023 public sale – Reece Topley (INR 1.9 crore), Himanshu Sharma (INR 20 lakh), Will Jacks (INR 3.2 crore), Manoj Bhandage (INR 20 lakh), Rajan Kumar (INR 70 lakh), Avinash Singh (INR 60 lakh).

Players retained – Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep.

(This story has been edited by Mahaz News workers …)