Josh Hazlewood injured, RCB vs GT: The last match of the league in IPL 2023 (IPL 2023) is to be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Where Faf Duplessis and Hardik Pandya are going to be face-to-face. This match is very important for RCB. But the team has suffered a major setback even before the crucial match. Actually, Australian star pacer Josh Hazlewood has been injured and has been ruled out of the match against Gujarat, due to which the team can suffer a lot.

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Josh Hazlewood is injured and he is returning home

RCB vs GT: Before the important match between RCB vs GT, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood is injured and he is returning to his home country. Apart from this, along with IPL, the World Test Championship is doubtful for 2023. However, RCB will have to win the match against Gujarat Titans to qualify for the IPL 2023 playoffs. Whereas Hazlewood’s priority is to be fit till the WTC final.

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RCB’s problems increased – RCB was already playing without David Willey and Reece Topley

Josh Hazlewood did not play in the first eight matches of RCB and could only play in three matches. He has not played a match since May 9 against Mumbai Indians. The fast bowler was recovering from a heel injury. Also, RCB was already playing without David Willey and Reece Topley who both returned home after injuries and now Josh Hazlewood is another variant. Meanwhile, the Australian team will leave for London on May 27 for the Oval final. Hazlewood is unlikely to be fit by then. So the Australian fast bowler will join the team later.

RCB full squad

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Faf du Plessis (Captain), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudesai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandge, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell.