Jacob Bethell's stint with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 is in the news again. This time, things got a bit heated. The two parties involved were former England captain Alastair Cook on one side and Dinesh Karthik and RCB Director of Cricket Operations Mo Bobat on the other
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The discussion was sparked by former England captain Sir Alastair Cook, who suggested that young batter Jacob Bethell should leave the Royal Challengers Bengaluru camp and play County Cricket.
Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Jacob Bethell will return to England to tend to a left ring finger injury that he sustained while playing in IPL 2026.
Former England cricket team skipper Michael Vaughan has urged Jacob Bethell to leave the Royal Challengers Bengaluru camp and return to England if he is not first-choice to play the remaining matches.