IPL 2023: Rajat Patidar not RULED OUT of IPL 2023 yet, Head coach Sanjay Bangar’ expects MP star to play ‘some matches’, Patidar set for MRI on April 14 – Follow LIVE Updates

IPL 2023: Rajat Patidar Injury Update: Royal Challengers Bangalore have been hit with a plethora of injuries this season. Among their biggest blows is the fitness of last year’s breakout star Rajat Patidar. The MP star is currently nursing a heel injury at the NCA and is expected to be on the sidelines for long. However, RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar is hopeful of the 28-year-old featuring sometime later in the season. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN

RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar believes Rajat Patidar will feature for the franchise at some point this season. Patidar, who scored a century in the Eliminator last year, is struggling with a heel injury.

The MP star had turned into one of the mainstays of the RCB last season, and his absence threatens the balance of the side. Faf du Plessis is already missing the services of Josh Hazlewood with injury, while Wanindu Hasaranga remains unavailable for the first few games.

“As far as Rajat goes, at this point he’s out of our control, at the NCA he’s sort of undergoing treatment in that particular academy and we are still waiting for the clarifications from him. And once we get the clarifications, our media team will certainly keep you in the loop and it might also be the case the NCA will take a very sporting call on what he does or what his future holds,” said Bangar on Saturdau.

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Without Patidar, RCB has a dearth of options at the top of the order. Virat Kohli, who mostly opened the batting last year, might have to return to No.3 to accommodate Patidar’s absence. Anuj Rawat or Finn Allen could partner Du Plessis at the top, both of who would have been benched if the entire squad was fit and available.

RCB IPL 2023 Squad: Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, R Sonu Yadav, David Willey, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma

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