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Big blow to Bangalore as Harshal Patel leaves bio-bubble due to sister's demise

It has now been learned that Harshal Patel has left the Bangalore team bio bubble, owing to a death in the family.

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Harshal Patel has been a great asset for the Bangalore team in the last two seasons. He has developed a lot as a player and has been a match-winner for them. He also won the purple cap last season. Patel was then rebought by the team for a huge price of 10.75 crores in the mega auction for the 2022 season.

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However, in recent developments, it has been learned that Patel has left the team bio bubble, owing to the death of his sister. The news was confirmed in Dainik Jagran. He travelled back home after the match against Mumbai in Pune on Saturday. The Bangalore team, meanwhile, travelled to Mumbai for their next encounter against Chennai on the 12th of April. As per the reports, Patel will be back for the clash against Chennai. 

"Unfortunately, Harshal had to leave the bio-bubble due to a death in his family. He will be rejoining the bubble before the next game against CSK on April 12," the report quoted a source.

Meanwhile, Bangalore beat Mumbai by seven wickets at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday. Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat led the team to a comfortable chase. Harshal Patel was superb with the ball in the game. He picked the important wickets of Rohit Sharma, who looked threatening, and Ramandeep Singh.

Harshal Patel has got off to a decent start in the tournament. In the four matches that he has played, he has six wickets to his name. He has been very economical, conceding just 5.5 runs per over. Meanwhile, Bangalore has been terrific under Faf-du Plessis in the tournament. They have played four games, winning three of those. They currently sit at the third place in the points table, tied on points with table toppers Kolkata.

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