Josh hazlewood return IPL 2025: Before the playoffs of IPL 2025, good news has emerged for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Josh Hazlewood has started practicing bowling and he can soon join the RCB squad. Let us know that the Bengaluru team has already qualified for the playoffs. It is being told that Hazlewood has started the practice of bowling in Brisbane and he can join the Bengaluru team on 25 May.

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IPL 2025 restart date: The IPL 2025 tournament is going to start again from May 17, in which 17 matches are yet to be played. The first match will be played between RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru. When IPL 2025 was suspended, most of the foreign players returned to their respective countries. In such a situation, the concern of the teams had increased that in view of the international schedule, which players would return to IPL 2025 and which are not? Now RCB has announced and told which of his players have returned.

Relief news for RCB

RCB has shared photos through Instagram account, which has returned to training in IPL 2025. The biggest relief for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Josh Hazlewood’s return, who were struggling with the problem of shoulder pain recently. Hazlewood has returned to India, who has so far taken 18 wickets for RCB in IPL 2025.

Jacob Bethel has scored 67 runs by playing just 2 matches in the tournament so far, he has also returned to India and the team’s veteran all -rounder Liam Livingstone has not been given a place in ODI and T20 Squad against West Indies. In such a situation, he can be seen playing in the RCB team by the end of the tournament.

Lungi Angidi played the last match for RCB, in which he took 3 wickets. They can play regularly in the playing XI in all the next matches. Phil Salat and Tim David have also joined the RCB squad again. At the same time, deadly all -rounder Romario Shepherd has also returned to India. Shepherd is included in the West Indies squad for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against England. In such a situation, it is possible not to play playoff matches for Shepherd RCB.

RCB is in second place

Royal Challengers Bangalore currently ranks second in the IPL 2025 points table. He has 16 points after 8 wins in 11 matches and he has to play 3 more matches in the league stage. Let us know that RCB currently has to play one match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants. Another win in the league stage can confirm the space in RCB’s playoffs.

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IPL 2025 Resume Date: On 8 May, Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings match was stopped due to security reasons. After that the IPL 2025 was suspended for a week, but now the question is when the tournament will be resumed. So far, BCCI has not released any schedule, but different claims are being made regarding the date of the tournament being resumed. Meanwhile, RCB may get a big shock as per the revelations in a media report as Josh Hazlewood may be out of the rest of the tournament.

Big shock to RCB

According to a report published in ESPN Cricinfo, there is a doubt on Josh Hazlewood’s return in IPL 2025. Hazelwood, who could not play in the match against CSK on 3 May due to shoulder pain problem. Had the IPL 2025 not suspended, there were chances that Hazlewood was going to miss the rest of the matches.

Hazelwood has been struggling with injuries earlier as well, due to which he had to be eliminated from some matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This Australia bowler himself has stated that he continued the rehab process in the early phase of IPL 2025. According to this report, Cricket Australia has not expressed much concern about Hazlewood’s injury. The Australian board is hoping that Hazlewood will be part of the conditioning camp to be held in the UK.

Purple Cap contenders in IPL 2025

RCB players are also in the race for Orange Cap and Purple Cap in IPL 2025. On one hand, Virat Kohli remains in the race of Orange Cap by scoring 505 runs. Josh Hazlewood is currently the highest wicket -taking bowler for RCB. Hazelwood has taken 18 wickets in 10 matches so far.

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