Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been away from action and also missed the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 due to an injury. The veteran didn’t play in the Ashes as well. However, it is believed that he is likely to recover and will travel to India to represent the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2026. He is still working hard under the watchful eyes of the physio, and his chances of competing in the league depend on the clearance from the medical team.
According to the Hindustan Times, he can only join RCB after getting a go-ahead. “He is still being monitored by the physio and his participation depends on whether he is cleared by the medical team or not. It is a wait-and-watch situation for the speedster,” a source said,” a source said.
Hazlewood was one of the top performers for RCB in their successful campaign last year. In 12 matches, he took 22 wickets as RCB lifted the IPL trophy for the first time since the inception of the competition in 2008.
The right-arm fast bowler injured his right hamstring while playing for New South Wales and was ruled out of the five-match Test series against England and the T20 World Cup.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are also dealing with the same situation as Pat Cummins is still not fit. He played just one Ashes Test and missed the T20 World Cup. The veteran is down with a back injury and hasn’t played a lot of cricket. Ahead of the IPL 2026, Cummins is working hard to get fit. “Pat’s situation is the same. The physio is also monitoring him,” the source added.
The scheduled for the first 20 matches of the IPL 2026 was announced, with RCB and SRH set to compete on March 28 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
RCB and SRH squads
RCB: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra. Kanishk Chouhan.
SRH: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivang Kumar, Salil Arora, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards.
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