Josh Hazlewood prone to miss first 7 video games of RCB, will attain on April 14, get match by third week

Set to overlook not less than first leg of the IPL attributable to an Achilles (heel) drawback, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Australian quick bowler Josh Hazlewood would attain India by April 14 however would take one other week to be match-fit.

While Hazlewood will miss not less than seven IPL video games, his Australian teammate Glenn Maxwell is uncertain for RCB’s opening match towards Mumbai Indians on April 2 in Bengaluru as he’s but to completely regain energy publish leg fracture.

“Everything is ticking along according to plan, so I’ll be heading over on the 14th (of April) depending on how the next two weeks go,” Hazlewood was quoted as saying by The Age.

“I probably won’t be quite ready to go right then, but (after) another week in India to touch things up skills wise I should be ready to go hopefully.” Hazlewood, who needed to decide out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India, is hoping to prepare for the Ashes through the IPL.

“You don’t want a number of workload for T20. It’s extra simply ticking off these bins of getting up to the mark and pushing again within the run-up. I’m in all probability solely going to want to do one or two periods at full tempo after which I’m in all probability good to play.

“T20 is a lot different to Test and even one-day cricket. You only need 20 balls at full pace and that’s pretty close to a game, which is a good thing,” he stated.

The 32-year-old pacer, nevertheless, continues to be awaiting a medical clearance from Cricket Australia earlier than departing for India.

“It’s a niggly one, the Achilles tendon. It’s a slow process but it thrives on a bit of work, and I’d have to be bowling to prepare for the Ashes, so it may as well be in a game of cricket,” Hazlewood stated.