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Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the 3-match ODI series against Australia.
Shreyas Iyer did not bat in India’s innings in the Ahmedabad Test.
Mumbai. Indian cricket team’s fielding coach T Dileep on Wednesday, March 15 officially confirmed that middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer is yet to fully recover from a lower back injury. The coach told that due to injury, Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Australia starting on Friday, 17th. Earlier from March 11, the news of Shreyas Iyer being out of ODIs was continuously going on in the media. Although, till now there were only speculations, but now the coach has put his stamp on this news.
Along with this, it has been learned that Team India’s star batsman will not be able to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) as well. Shreyas Iyer leads the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. He is currently at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Bengaluru for rehabilitation. However, it is yet to be confirmed whether he will require surgery like Jasprit Bumrah and the famous Krishna.
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T Dilip said in the press conference before the start of the ODI series, “Injury is a part of the game. We have the best medical facilities. We are in touch (with NCA). Shreyas is out of this series. Please tell that Shreyas Iyer had returned to the Indian team after recovering from injury. Even after being included in the playing eleven in the fourth Test match, he could not get down to bat in the only innings of the team.
After recovering from the injury during the Test match, Shreyas Iyer was taken for a scan by the BCCI medical team. At that time a message was given from the team that the injury of this batsman is being monitored. It is now being said that due to injury, Shreyas Iyer is expected to be out of the Indian Premier League for at least the first part of the 2023 season. The upcoming season of IPL is starting from 31st March. Shreyas Iyer is the captain of the two-time title winner Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). If Shreyas Iyer is unable to play in IPL, then his team will have to look for a new captain.
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Tags: India vs Australia, IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders, Shreyas Iyer
FIRST PUBLISHED : March 15, 2023, 18:27 IST