IPL 2023: Shreyas Iyer Injury – Ruled out of India vs Australia ODI series, Shreyas Iyer is back in Mumbai. He has consulted with a specialist Dr Abhay Nene for his back injury. However, his fate in IPL 2023 still hangs in balance as he has been advised rest and rehab for the next 10 days. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders are preparing for the worst. KKR are looking for options in captaincy as well as a replacement if Iyer doesn’t make it for IPL. A call will be taken on his IPL fate after 10 days or close to IPL 2023 start on March 31. Follow IND vs AUS LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Iyer suffered a recurrence of his back injury during the 4th Test against Australia in Ahmedabad. With scan reports not encouraging, he was pulled out of the Test as well as the ODI series. Now, he will go through another battery of tests to confirm his fate in IPL.
It should be noted that BCCI is yet to release an official statement on Shreyas Iyer. Instead, the board understands that he could miss out on the IPL as well as WTC Final.
“We have time but it looks difficult for Shreyas. If he is available, he will definitely be in the squad. But we have to wait and see how it turns out,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport earlier.
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Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders are preparing for the worst. As per a Cricbuzz report, Sunil Narine is not being considered for captaincy. Narine had a woeful stint as the captain of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in ILT20, winning just one match out of 10.
Hence, KKR will be looking for other options including Tim Southee among others. For now, KKR are anxiously waiting for results on Shreyas Iyer to understand the situation. They will take a call close to the start of the tournament. However, as a precaution, KKR are already in talks with some as possible replacement.
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