India batter Shreyas Iyer will miss the entire IPL in addition to the World Test Championship final in June towards Australia as he’s set to undergo a again surgery overseas, in accordance to BCCI sources.
Iyer, who’s the captain of IPL aspect Kolkata Knight Riders, is anticipated to be out of motion for a minimum of 5 months. That would imply that his participation within the 50-over World Cup in India in October-November may very well be contact and go.
“Yes, he will have his back surgery abroad. He is likely to be out of action for at least five months with full rehabilitation,” a BCCI supply PTI on situations of anonymity.
The WTC final shall be performed between India and Australia in London from June 7.
The recurring lower-back damage had pressured Iyer out of the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy final month, earlier than ruling him out of the ODI collection towards Australia that adopted.
His damage surfaced in December final yr, following India’s tour of Bangladesh.
In Iyer’s absence, Nitish Rana was named interim KKR captain forward of this IPL season.