IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered one other damage blow when their quick bowler Reece Topley dislocated his proper shoulder whereas fielding throughout their Indian Premier League match in opposition to Mumbai Indians right here.
RCB head coach Mike Hesson mentioned the standing of England’s Topley’s damage can be identified after the scan outcomes.
“Unfortunately his knee went into the ground and he landed on his shoulder and dislodged it. It was fortunate enough (for us) that the doctors were able to bring it back,” Hesson advised RCB’s YouTube channel after the group’s win on Sunday.
“He is at the moment out for scans. We hope the preliminary experiences come again nicely and Reece can be a part of us. (But) if not, we’ll must see what occurs, however hopefully he is wonderful. RCB made a brilliant begin to the season with an eight-wicket win over MI in entrance of their dwelling followers on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium right here however with Topley becoming a member of the injured checklist, the group administration can be frightened going deep into the event . ,
Topley, if sidelined for an extended interval, can be joined on the bench by right-handed batsman Rajat Patidar and quick bowler Josh Hazlewood. While Patidar, who’s affected by a heel damage, will miss at the very least the primary a part of the IPL, Hazlewood is more likely to miss the primary seven video games.
Talking about RCB’s dominant win over Mumbai Indians – their fourth in a row since IPL 2021, Hesson mentioned, “It doesn’t get better than this. The intensity with which we bowled and fielded was exceptional.”
“We took early wickets in the powerplay which we wanted to do since last year, but we kept it up with the ball and our batting was exceptional,” he added.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
