IPL 2023: Two top players enter RCB after big lose against KKR

Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday announced the names of new players in place of two of their injured players, Reece Topley and Rajat Patidar. IPL 2023: Two top players enter RCB after big lose against KKR. RCB has included Wayne Parnell of South Africa in place of Reece Topley of England.

At the same time, instead of Indian batsman Rajat Patidar, RCB has given place to Vaishak Vijay Kumar in his team. Patidar did not feature in RCB’s first game of the season due to a heel injury. He has not recovered yet and is ruled out of the 16th edition (IPL 2023) of the tournament owing to the same.

Patidar’s replacement Vyashak Vijay Kumar represents Karnataka in domestic cricket and has played 14 T20s, scalping 22 wickets and joins RCB for INR 20 Lakh. Vyshak Vijay Kumar took 15 wickets in 10 games, and only Satyajeet Bachhav of Maharashtra had the best economy rate (6.30 RPO) among the top 5 wicket-takers in the SMAT 2022 tournament.

But, the 25-year-old is accustomed to competing in such a fiercely competitive environment. In February 2021, Vyshak made his Karnataka debut at the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The following year, he also participated in his first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Ranji Trophy matches with the senior team. Vyshak Vijay Kumar has 22 wickets at an economy rate of just 6.94 in 14 T20 games, which is impressive for a pacer in the game’s shortest format.

Parnell has so far represented South Africa in 56 T20Is, in addition to 6 Tests and 73 ODIs, and has 59 T20I wickets against his name. The left-arm pacer has played 26 IPL matches and has as IPL many wickets. He joins RCB for Rs 75 Lakh. At the IPL 2023 auction, Parnell’s base price of Rs 75 lakhs was insufficient to sell him.

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Parnell, a South African bowler, is an essential part of any T20 team because of his ability to swing the new ball and bowl in the closing stages. The 33-year-old can contribute with the bat and has a tonne of experience in international T20 competitions.