A bad news has emerged for the Indian team in the middle of the Test series. Due to injury, Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer may be out of the remaining three Test matches.
According to a report in the Indian Express, Shreyas Iyer has complained of pain in the groin area and stiffness in the back amid the ongoing five-match Test series between India and England, following which he was admitted to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. Will be sent for investigation. Currently, two test matches have been played between India and England and for the third test match, the playing kit of the entire team has reached Rajkot directly from Vizag.
Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has informed the Indian team management and medical staff that he experiences back pain when he plays forward defense and his back gets stiff after playing more than 30 balls. Surgery This is the first time since then that they are facing this type of problem. Therefore he has been advised to take rest for a few weeks. National Cricket Academy he will go to later.
In the first two Test matches which were played in Hyderabad and Vizag, Iyer has recorded scores of 35, 13, 27, 29.
It is expected that the selection committee will announce the Indian team for the remaining three matches of the five-match series on Friday. If Iyer is kept out of the team for the remaining three matches, the selectors will have to decide on his replacement.
Team India is expected to reach Rajkot on February 11 and training is likely to begin the next day.