Shreyas Iyer Injury: Star Team India batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Tuesday. Follow Shreyas Iyer Injury Updates With InsideSports.IN.
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Shreyas Iyer Injury: Shreyas Iyer ruled out of 3-match ODI series against New Zealand with back injury:
“He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer,” BCCI said in an official statement. India will play the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
A prolific scorer for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket, Patidar is uncapped at the international level but had a breakthrough IPL season last year. He also scored 186 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022/23 at a strike rate of 122.36.
The New Zealand home series will feature three T20Is and three ODIs. India will begin the series with the 50-over matches starting January 18.
The T20 series will commence on January 27 and end on February 1.
Shreyas Iyer Injury: Shreyas Iyer ruled out of 3-match ODI series against New Zealand with back injury:
Iyer ended 2022 with 1,609 international runs at an average of 48.75, scoring one century and 14 half-centuries, with a best of an unbeaten 113.
In five Test matches, Iyer scored 422 runs across eight innings at an average of 60.28, with four half-centuries. He ended year 2022 with the best Test score of 92.
India’s updated ODI squad against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj and Umran Malik.
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