IPL 2026 Josh Hazlewood: The bowler whose line and length is a threat to the opposing batsmen, the bowler who has the knack of being stingy even in T20 cricket, now the same bowler has been ruled out for at least two matches. We are talking about Josh Hazlewood who is the match-winner of the RCB team. There are reports that this player has been out of the first two matches. He will not play in the matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. Hazlewood is injured, due to which he could not even play the T20 World Cup. Now if Hazlewood is not able to play the first two matches, then it is a big blow for RCB. In fact, last season this player bowled brilliantly and took 22 wickets, on the basis of which RCB became IPL champion for the first time. Now the question is, who is RCB’s alternative to Hazlewood?
This bowler is an alternative to Hazlewood
It is very difficult to fill Hazlewood’s place but RCB has a player who can bring success to the team like him. We are talking about Jacob Duffy who is going to play for RCB team this season. This right-arm fast bowler from New Zealand has also been the number 1 bowler in T20. Duffy has taken 62 wickets in 48 matches in international cricket and his economy rate is only 8 runs per over. Duffy is going to debut in IPL although he does not have much experience in T20 leagues. He has played only in England’s Men’s 100 and T20 Blast. However, in T20 cricket, he has wreaked havoc in New Zealand’s domestic matches. This player has taken 189 wickets in T20.
Jacob Duffy’s specialty
The biggest specialty of Jacob Duffy is that along with economical bowling in powerplay and death overs, he also has the skill of taking wickets. He takes advantage of his height to generate good bouncers, and he also has a good slower ball which is enough to deceive the batsman. Now it remains to be seen whether he can live up to the trust of RCB or not.