With the Bengaluru stands already chanting \u201cR-C-B\u201d repeatedly, Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar made what he called the \u201cpretty obvious\u201d call after winning the toss in an IPL match at home, opting to field first and bowl against Lucknow Super Giants. Patidar confirmed a single tweak to the XI: Josh Hazlewood came in for Jacob Duffy. The decision also underlined that Virat Kohli, who is not part of RCB\u2019s bowling lineup for this game, remains available as an Impact Sub\u2014an indication the ankle issue he picked up in his most recent outing against Mumbai Indians is still not fully resolved.<\/p>\n
Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant set the tone from the start, urging his group to take clear ownership of their individual responsibilities. While his side\u2019s form has swung through the season, Pant warned that the team will need to reflect after every match if performances don\u2019t improve. In line with that message, he backed the same playing unit that featured in their contest against Gujarat Titans just three days earlier. Even so, there is a strong possibility that fast bowler Mayank Yadav could be used as Lucknow\u2019s Impact Sub in the second innings.<\/p>\n
Patidar also pointed out a key condition at the venue, noting that the surface is expected to offer little grass, which could encourage the spinners to play a more central role as the game progresses.<\/p>\n
With the Bengaluru stands already chanting \u201cR-C-B\u201d repeatedly, Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar made what he called the \u201cpretty obvious\u201d call after winning the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"RCB vs LSG: Patidar Opts to Bowl; Hazlewood In","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"RCB captain Rajat Patidar opts to bowl vs LSG at home, with Hazlewood replacing Duffy\u2014catch the latest IPL team news and toss update.","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"yoast_head":"\n