In a fresh worry for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of IND vs ENG 3rd ODI. The star, who is RCB’s latest addition to their line-up, will miss the 2nd and 3rd ODI against India owing to an hamstring injury and is likely to miss the ICC Champions Trophy as well. Apart from the performances of Salt and Livingstone, RCB now have one more concern in the form of Jacob.
Jacob Bethell is now RCB’s latest worry
As per reports, Bethell has sustained an hamstring injury and hence is out of the remainder of IND vs ENG ODI series. Tom Banton has been named as his cover. The sensational all-rounder was bagged by RCB for Rs 2.60 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
“Jacob Bethell sustained a left hamstring injury in the first ODI in Nagpur. The injury is set to be assessed further when the team arrive in Ahmedabad,” a press release from ICC read.
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It was a poor outing for Bethell in the IND vs ENG T20I series. He managed to score just 23 runs in the 3-match T20I series. He made a strong comeback into the ODI series. At Nagpur, he slammed a fine fifty to save England from a collapse.
“RCB is a great franchise, and I’ve felt the love over here. Every ground I’ve been to, as soon as I walk onto the pitch, they start chanting: RCB, RCB. There’s definitely a lot of support. To play along with the likes of players like that would be really cool,” Bethell was quoted as saying by Daily Mail.
Bethell has been a breakout star for England in the past year, performing extremely well across formats.
| Format | Mat | Runs | Ave | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 260 | 52.00 | 75.14 |
| ODIs | 9 | 218 | 31.14 | 80.14 |
| T20Is | 10 | 196 | 32.66 | 147.36 |
