India’s fielding coach T Dileep on Wednesday officially confirmed that middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Australia starting on Friday due to a flare-up of a lower back injury. . ‘PTI-Bhasha’ had reported Iyer’s exclusion from ODIs on March 11 itself. It has been learned that the artistic batsman from Mumbai will not be able to participate in the glitzy Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. Iyer leads KKR in the IPL.
He is currently at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for rehabilitation (treatment and recovery from injury). It is yet to be confirmed whether he will require surgery like Jasprit Bumrah and the famous Krishna. T Dileep said at a press conference here, “Injury is a part of the game. We have the best medical facilities. We are in touch (with the NCA). Shreyas is out of this series.
Iyer had returned to the Indian team after recovering from injury. He did not come out to bat in the team’s only innings even after being included in the playing XI in the Fourth Test. After the injury recurred during the Test match, 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. The injury is expected to rule Iyer 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. Iyer is the captain of the two-time title-winning Kolkata Knight Riders and now it looks like the team will have to look for a new captain.
