The start of the Indian Premier League 2023 has been great but the franchise seems to be very upset with its injured players. Before Royal Challengers Bangalore’s match against Kolkata last night, the management made it clear that the team’s fast bowler Reece Topley has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury. In such a situation, according to the information coming out today, the Bangalore team has included a new fast bowler in the team, who is also considered as Kohli’s enemy.
According to reports, RCB has roped in Wayne Parnell as a replacement for Reece Topley, who is scheduled to join the team ahead of the upcoming match.
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Parnell is a T20 veteran, having made his international debut in 2009. Parnell has so far played 56 matches in which he has claimed 59 wickets at a strike rate of 18.5 and an economy of 8.29. Parnell is making his return to the IPL after nearly a decade since he represented the now-defunct Pune Warriors franchise. The pacer had previously turned out for the Delhi side.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Himanshu Sharma, Michael Bracewell (replacement), Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Wayne Parnell (replacement).