RCB vs KKR: two major players ruled out of IPL 2023

Kolkata Knight Riders will host Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 9th match of IPL 2023. The match is slated to be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Thursday, April 6. RCB vs KKR: two major players ruled out of IPL 2023. Captain Faf du Plessis and his predecessor Virat Kohli scripted a beautiful opening duet as Royal Challengers Bangalore got off to a booming start in IPL Season-16 against Mumbai Indians here on Sunday.

In another setback, RCB top-order batter Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of the entire IPL season due to an Achilles heel injury, the team announced on April 4. RCB released a statement stating that Rajat Patidar has been excluded from IPL 2023 owing to an Achilles heel injury. The team expressed its support for Patidar’s swift recovery and declared that they have not yet decided on a substitute player, as per the coaches and management’s decision.

KKR lost their first match of the season to Punjab Kings by 7 runs. Nitish Rana and Co. will look to get their first win of the season at their home ground and get going on the points table.  Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have been a major blow as star batter Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the ongoing IPL 2023 season and the upcoming World Test Championship final, scheduled for June.

Iyer has decided to undergo surgery for his back injury and is expected to be out of action for more than three months, according to reports. Shreyas Iyer has been struggling with a back injury for some time now.  He missed a limited-overs fixture against Bangladesh in December last year due to the same injury, and then had to withdraw from the final Test match against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series

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He was subsequently ruled out of the three-match ODI contest against Australia at home. Iyer experienced swelling in his lower back on both occasions, which led to shooting pain in the calf.  Following Iyer’s injury, KKR named Nitish Rana as their new captain. The team will be looking to capitalise on home advantage as they play their second IPL 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 6. KKR suffered a seven-run defeat via DLS method against Punjab Kings in a rain-affected match in Mohali last week.