Kedar JadhavAhead of their match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team suffered a major setback. The team’s star all-rounder David Wiley will miss the entire tournament due to injury. RCB has included Kedar Jadhav in the team in place of Willie.
David Wiley will not be there in the 16th season of the Indian Premier League. Willie’s fracture and finger strain disqualify him from the competition. In IPL 2023, Willey appeared in a total of 4 matches for RCB. He batted 109 times during this period and his strike rate was 35 runs. In the same number of matches, he also took 3 wickets while bowling.
Kedar Jadhav’s open fate
Kedar Jadhav has been included in the team in place of David Willey, who has been linked with RCB. Kedar failed to find a buyer during the IPL 2023 auction. Kedar Jadhav has vast experience of playing in this competition and has played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Kedar Jadhav (Kedar Jadhav) has so far scored 1196 runs in 93 matches played in IPL at a strike rate of 123. Jadhav has four half-centuries in his account in this league. In Indian Premier League, Kedar Jadhav played his last game in 2021. Due to his lack of selection by any team, Jadhav was not seen playing in this league last season.
RCB’s journey in IPL so far
The performance of the RCB team in IPL 2023 has been inconsistent. The team has won four out of eight matches played so far this season, while four have also lost. The team has benefited from the bat of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Faf Duplesey this season, which is good news.
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