The Indian Premier League 2023 is starting on 31st March. At the same time, in this tournament, Royal Challengers Bangalore will play its first match on 1st April. The match will be against Mumbai Indians, which will be a tough challenge. Before this difficult challenge, 3 players of RCB have been out of the first match. These three players are the strength of RCB, and the franchise has also spent a huge amount of 29.5 crores, including all three.
Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga will not play in the first match of RCB. Not only this, Hazlewood and Hasaranga can also stay out for some upcoming matches.
Glenn Maxwell is not fully fit yet. He had suffered a serious injury at a birthday party last year, after which his leg was also operated. Maxwell recently made a comeback in the ODI series against India, but it was found that he was not fully fit yet. Maxwell is trying to make himself a 100 percent fit in the RCB camp. Glenn Maxwell’s salary is Rs 11 crore.
Josh Hazlewood, considered the backbone of RCB‘s bowling, will also not be able to play for a few matches. Hazlewood has not reached India till now. Cricket Australia informed us that Hazlewood’s injury is improving rapidly. This right-arm fast bowler was injured during the Test series against South Africa. RCB bought Hazlewood for 7.75 crores.
Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga will also be unable to play for a few matches. He is currently playing in the ODI series in New Zealand. After this, he will also play in the T20 series. This series will end on 8th April. It means Hasaranga will not play in the next match of RCB, which will be held on 6th April, and his chances of playing in the third match, to be held on 10th April, will be less. His salary is Rs 10.75 crores.
In such a situation, it is clear that in the initial matches of the tournament, RCB will not come with its full strength, which is not good news for this team and its fans.
