RCB vs MI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is taking on Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match of IPL 2023 which also happens to be their first home game since 2019. In recent big cricket update RCB vs MI: Main player ruled out from IPL 2023.
Gujarat Titans (GT) received a huge blow on Sunday (April 2) when their overseas pick Kane Williamson was ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023). Williamson had injured his right knee while fielding during the IPL 2023 opening game between GT and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
GT team management wished speedy recovery to Williamson. “It is sad to lose Kane to injury so early in the tournament. We wish him a speedy recovery, with the hope of seeing him in action very soon,” said GT director of cricket Vikram Solanki in a press release.
Titans have not named the replacement yet but said that an announcement on the same will be done in due course. It will be inetesting to see who replaces Williamson in the squad. The NZ batter was bought by GT for Rs 2 crore at the December mini auction. Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar ad advised GT to replace Williamson with Australia’s Steve Smith if the Black Caps star does not get fit in time.
“I think that would be a brilliant call, and Steve Smith is the kind of player they want, somebody who can play all kinds of gears. Plus with the new rules which he finds very cool, I’d love to see Smiths captaincy, we saw that and we were raving about it in the India-Australia series. And Hardik Pandya, needs a bit of help, he confessed, ‘I have no idea what my tactics are, so I’m going to leave it to the others.’ So, that could be a great call actually,” Manjrekar had said.
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The other contender to replace Williamson could be Travis Head, another Australian batter who can bat with a decent strike rate. Head is a left-handed batter and can be a backup opener too for GT. However, Smith is the right man if GT are looking for a like-for-like replacement as both these batters are more of anchors than strikers of the cricket ball.
In today big contest Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Mumbai Indians. IPL 2023 has kicked off and fans are energised as they cheer on their favorite players and teams. Among them, Royal Challengers Bangalore supporters are eagerly awaiting their team’s season opener against the Mumbai Indians, scheduled for today. Prior to the match, RCB captain Faf du Plessis caused a stir by misquoting the team’s slogan at an event, prompting laughter not only from Virat Kohli but also from the entire audience and online spectators.
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