IPL 2022: Massive Blow For Rajasthan Royals As Nathan Coulter Nile Gets Ruled Out Of The Tournament

Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be bereft of their Australian all-rounder, Nathan Coulter Nile after he was ruled out of the entire IPL 2022 season due to a side strain he suffered in the franchise’s first match of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Coulter Nile was expensive in the first game but his side went on to win the match. He was dropped from the subsequent game but upon understanding that the extent of his injury will see him sit out of the season, the RR franchise confirmed he will be traveling back to his country.

The Rajasthan squad was seen bidding him farewell. Currently, they have a replacement in New Zealand all-rounder, James Neesham, but it hasn’t been confirmed whether they will be asking for another player.

Watch RR bid farewell to Nathan Coulter Nile here:

Until we meet again, NCN. ?

Speedy recovery. ?#RoyalsFamily | #HallaBol | @coulta13 pic.twitter.com/XlcFUcTg5L

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 6, 2022

Meanwhile, Rajasthan lost the first game of the season against RCB on Tuesday night. After putting up a strong total of 169 on the board, RR had RCB on the mat at 87/5. A stunning counterattack from Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik blew away RR and they went on to lose the match by four wickets.

They continue to remain at the top of the table courtesy of an excellent net run rate. As of now, seven teams have four points each in the points table.

RR squad for IPL 2022:

Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Rassie Van der Dussen, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubham Gharwal, Anunay Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, KC Kariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Tejas Baroka.

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