Reece Topley Injury: Twitterati Prays for RCB Pacer as he Suffers Agony due to Potential Shoulder Disclocation

Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Reece Topley has injured his shoulder in the fifth match of the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League in Bengaluru tonight.

It all happened on the third delivery of the eighth over when Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma played a Karn Sharma delivery towards short fine leg. Running towards his left before diving to stop the ball, Topley did his shoulder on the back of an awkward landing. With a piece of grass lying besides him, an uneven patch on the ground could have played some role in affecting the execution of his dive.

What followed were disturbing scenes of the left-arm bowler writhing in extreme pain. Been immediately catered to by the medical team of the franchise, a red-faced Topley had no option than to return back to the dressing room. Accompanied by a member of the support staff, Topley continued to be in extreme pain whilst holding his shoulder.

Twitterati Rrays for RCB Pacer as he Suffers Agony due to Potential Shoulder Disclocation

Reece Topley Injury Update

Although there hasn’t been any official update on the part of RCB as of now, one doesn’t expect the 29-year old player to be playing any further part in the match.

Considering how Topley has had a history of injuries, it would be pretty dejecting to see him miss any part of IPL 2023. With Australia’s Josh Hazlewood yet to reach India (also due to an injury), Royal Challengers will only be left with England all-rounder David Willey as their third overseas pacer in case of Topley’s absence for more than this match.

That being said, they do have the likes of Siddarth Kaul, Rajan Kumar and Avinash Singh among reserve Indian pacers in addition to Mohammed Siraj and Harshal Patel (both playing this match). While Rajan has played seven T20s for Uttarakhand, Avinash is yet to play a match in representative cricket. Kaul, meanwhile, has played six white-ball matches for India and 56 IPL matches for three different franchises across eight seasons.

UPDATE: Topley has been ruled out of IPL 2023 due to a dislocated shoulder. “Reece, unfortunately, had to go back home because he has been ruled out of the tournament. We tried our best to keep him here, but the treatment and the experts suggest that he is going to be out of action for some time. Seeking a replacement in due course of time,” RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar confirmed to Star Sports Network.