Great news for Rajat Patidar-led side, RCB's 12.5 crore buy lands in Bengaluru ahead of IPL 2025 opener clash against KKR

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are currently preparing for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 which is scheduled to start from March 22. Rajat Patidar-led RCB will lock horns against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the tournament's opener at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 

RCB spent 12.5 crore to bring Australia speedster Josh Hazlewood in the IPL 2025 mega auction. There were looms over his participation in the initial stage of the tournament as he missed the ICC Champions Trophy due to a hip injury. 

However, the speedster has arrived in Bengaluru to join the squad ahead of the IPL 2025 opener clash. The pictures of Josh Hazlewood are going viral on the social sphere where he can be seen at the Bengaluru Airport. Here is the picture. 

Before the IPL 2025 opener clash, RCB are scheduled to host an unboxing event at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which will take place on Match 17. This will be the third time RCB will host this event, first held in 2022. 
 

RCB IPL 2025 schedule

RCB IPL 2025 squad

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee