IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore yet to get NOC for Hasaranga, Chameera from SLC

Royal
Challengers
had
signed
Hasaranga
and
Chameera
as
replacements
for
Australian
duo
of
Adam
Zampa
and
Daniel
Sams.

“I
don’t
know,
I
have
to
check.
We
are
under
lockdown
till
the
end
of
the
month.
We
have
not
taken
any
decision
yet
as
they
will
have
to
apply
for
the
NOCs.
We
are
not
aware
of
these
players
being
selected,
neither
have
they
sought
permission
from
us,”
SLC
secretary
Mohan
de
Silva
told
Cricbuzz.

“As
a
team
RCB
started
the
first
half
of
the
season
well.
We
gained
plenty
of
momentum
and
will
certainly
continue
that
progress
in
the
season
and
a
half.
We
are
in
a
decent
position
but
we
also
know
that
we
have
plenty
of
work
to
do,”
Mike
Hesson
said
in
a
virtual
press
briefing.

Sri
Lankan
all-rounder
Hasaranga
will
now
be
part
of
RCB
for
the
second
leg
of
IPL
2021
in
UAE.
He
replaced
Zampa.
Hasaranga
was
the
Player
of
the
Series
in
the
recently
concluded
Sri
Lanka-India
T20I
series
taking
7
wickets
in
3
matches
at
an
economy
rate
of
5.58.

Talking
about
Hasaranga,
Mike
Hesson,
the
new
head
coach
of
the
RCB,
said:
“We
have
an
extensive
scouting
programme,
and
he
has
been
on
our
radar
for
a
long
time.
We
aren’t
surprised
by
his
success
in
recent
times,
he
has
been
doing
it
for
a
while.
We
like
his
skill
set.
We
like
the
fact
that
he
is
a
multi-skill
cricketer,
so
he
offers
us
the
ability
to
bat
a
little
bit
deeper
as
well.
That
gives
us
a
lot
of
exciting
options.”

Hesson
took
over
as
RCB
head
coach
after
Simon
Katich
stepped
down
owing
to
personal
reasons.