Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Qualifier 1 - Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India - May 29, 2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Josh Hazlewood celebrates with Virat Kohli after taking the wicket of Punjab Kings' Azmatullah Omarzai, caught out by Jitesh Sharma REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Questions about Josh Hazlewood's fitness were posed repeatedly at Royal Challengers Bengaluru's press conferences ahead of their Indian Premier League playoff and the Australian showed on Thursday why there was so much interest in his availability.
Returning to action after spending a month on the sidelines recovering from a shoulder injury, Hazlewood helped put Bengaluru on the cusp of a first IPL title with figures of 3-21 against Punjab Kings.
