KKR vs RCB: Jason Roy may get a chance today, Kolkata Knight Riders gave a big update

KKR vs RCB: Kolkata Knight Riders included England’s explosive batsman Jason Roy in the squad for the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL 2023) on Wednesday. Now a question is arising in everyone’s mind whether Jason will get a chance to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore (KKR vs RCB LIVE) in today’s match or not. The KKR team has given a big update on this.

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Shreyas Iyer is not playing, KKR included Roy in his place

Kolkata Knight Riders paid Rs 2.8 crores to buy England’s Jason for IPL 2023. With Shreyas Iyer being ruled out of this year’s IPL due to a lower back problem, KKR has roped in Jason while Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has announced that he will not play this year’s IPL.

Will Jason Roy play in the match against RCB?

Roy will miss KKR’s upcoming match against RCB. Let us tell you, ahead of KKR’s game against Gujarat Titans on Sunday, the right-handed batsman will head straight to Ahmedabad and join the rest of the team there.

KKR vs RCB: IPL 2023 great opportunity for Jason Roy

Roy has a great chance to turn around his poor performance during this IPL and find a place in England’s 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup squad. So that he can make a place in his team. Whereas this year, England will be coming to India for the World Cup from October to November. Let us tell you that Roy also played in Pakistan Super League 2023 this year, where he scored 245 runs in seven innings at an average of 40.83, including a century and a league-best score of 145*.

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Roy last played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the year 2021

Roy last played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the year 2021. Whereas before this Roy was seen in IPL in the year 2017 and 2018 seasons. He played five matches in the year 2021, in which 150 runs including a half-century came off his bat. On the other hand, if we talk about his T20 International career, Roy has played 64 T20 matches for England, in which he has scored 1522 runs at a 137.61 streak rate, including 8 half-centuries.