That is the reason why the doors of the Indian team were closed to him. Slow balls can only make an impact if he comes back with some other antics that he avoids.
RCB had last year’s worst powerplay economy (8.46) and deathover economy (11.25). There are no major changes in the bowling unit this time as well. Thus, there is a risk that the same mistakes will be repeated and cause even worse consequences.
Overall, in a couple of days, the shield of strength has been removed and RCB’s weaknesses have been on full display. Injuries have been rampant and have disrupted RCB’s playing eleven and thrown the team out of shape. RCB will be without the right man even for a substitute for an impact player to break into the backups playing eleven. Pattidar and Hazelwood’s only wish at this time is a speedy recovery.