RCB's IPL 2026 Nightmare: Hazlewood Out, Bowling Crisis Deepens

• Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faces a major bowling crisis ahead of IPL 2026.
• Star bowler Josh Hazlewood is out for initial matches due to injury, a huge blow after his 22 wickets in IPL 2025.
• Yash Dayal is ruled out for the entire tournament, and Nuwan Thushara lacks NOC due to fitness issues.
• Limited options remain: Jacob Duffy's recent T20 performance is poor, and Rasikh Salam Dar's IPL 2025 stint was ineffective.
• RCB has no direct replacement for Hazlewood, putting immense pressure on the team for the initial matches.