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Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, who has been tipped to create ripples in auction room, will be available for IPL 2024 only from the first week of May, as per the BCCI intimation to the teams. Hazlewood, who played an integral role in Australia's recent ODI World Cup win, will be away in March and April as the pacer and his wife are expecting their first child.
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction for the upcoming season, former India pacer Irfan Pathan gave tips to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the 17th season of the tournament. While speaking at Star Sports, Pathan said that after adding Cameron Green to the squad, RCB have solved the headache of their middle order. Further Pathan said that the Bengaluru-based franchise need to sort out their bowling attack and if they can get Sri Lankan bowler Wanindu Hasaranga at a cheap price, then it will be good for them. The 39-year-old further added options for the franchise and said that if they fail to get Hasaranga, then they can go for Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Pathan praised Mujeeb and said that he is a mystery bowler with the new ball and can make a difference in tough conditions.
Legendary South Africa cricketer AB De VIlliers is no stranger to Royal Challengers Bangalore. De Villiers played for the Indian Premier League (IPL) for multiple years and he believes that bowling has been a sore point for quite some time. RCB have never reached the final of the competition and De Villiers said that although the batters have been inconsistent in the past, the bowling has been a persistent issue for the side. In a recent video, he explained that the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is not helpful for bowlers and the lack of cohesion among the bowlers have not helped matters.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have parted ways with 11 players, including star pacer Josh Hazlewood ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction on December 19, 2023. Hazlewood was one of the six overseas players released by the franchise which is yet to win an IPL trophy. Hazlewood was a top performer for Australia during their World Cup triumph earlier this month. As a result, his release has come as a shock to many. Meanwhile, the franchise has traded Cameron Green from Mumbai Indians.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have parted ways with 11 players, including star pacer Josh Hazlewood ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction on December 19, 2023. Hazlewood was one of the six overseas players released by the franchise which is yet to win an IPL trophy. Hazlewood was a top performer for Australia during their World Cup triumph earlier this month. As a result, his release has come as a shock to many.
The 2023 Cricket World Cup begins on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with last edition's finalists -- England and New Zealand -- going head to head in the opening fixture. Fortunately for New Zealand, skipper Kane Williamson was declared fit to feature in the tournament and was selected in the 15-man roster, although he would not be available for the opener against England. But, there were many players who weren't lucky enough to regain full fitness in time to be selected in their respective teams for the World Cup.
Sri Lanka retained out-of-form skipper Dasun Shanaka on Tuesday in its 15-member squad for next month's World Cup in India despite pressure from fans and the media to drop him. The island nation is still smarting from its ignominious defeat by India at the six-nation Asia Cup finals this month in which they were all out for just 50 runs. The thrashing on home soil prompted scathing social media attacks on the board and its players, and demands for Shanaka's sacking.
Sri Lanka Cricket's medical panel head Arjuna de Silva gave an update on Wanindu Hasaranga's injury and said that the team management is currently consulting foreign doctors to check whether the players need surgery or not and it is likely that he will miss the upcoming ODI World Cup in India. Hasaranga is still battling the hamstring injury he picked up during last month's playoffs of the Lankan Premier League and the 26-year-old sat out Sri Lanka's recent Asia Cup campaign that saw them finish as runner-up.