India, May 25 -- Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood ended an anxious wait for all Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans as he joined the squad in Lucknow on Sunday morning ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs. Ever since the 18th edition of the T20 tournament resumed on May 17, fans have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of Hazlewood to bolster the pace bowling department.

Earlier, several reports stated that Hazlewood would not return to India for the remainder of the T20 tournament as he wants to prepare for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa at the Lord's Cricket Ground.

Hazlewood was also nursing a shoulder niggle and due to this injury, he had missed RCB's ...