India, May 1 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowler Suyash Sharma, on Thursday, opened up on his long struggle with a hernia problem, before the franchise took a call to send him to London for an operation before the start of the ongoing IPL 2025 season. Suyash has played nine matches for Bengaluru this season, picking four wickets at an economy rate of just under eight.

Speaking on RCB Bold Diaries, Suyash, who spent his last two IPL seasons in Kolkata Knight Riders before being acquired by Bengaluru for INR 2.6 crore, said that until 2023, he used to take injections to deal with the pain and play matches. However, Suyash admitted he wasn't quite aware of the issue until RCB sent him to London for surgery, where he learnt he had th...