Ahead of IPL 2023, it appears to be like extremely potential that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lose their captain Shreyas Iyer to again harm for the season. Iyer has had his difficulties with the again harm within the latest previous. The India batter has opted out of the surgical procedure however is about to overlook at the least the primary half of the league, reported ESPNcricinfo. The KKR skipper continues to work on his rehab. He shouldn’t be the one cricketer out with an harm. Rishabh Pant apart (his accidents to do with a automobile accident), within the final yr or so, Indian cricketers have allen prey to accidents at common interval. The listing contains Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Iyer, Deepak Chahar, KL Rahul. Their absence damage India in key tournaments like Asia Cup, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has come out strongly on the matter associated to accidents, asking BCCI to behave upon the intense matter of gamers getting injured once in a while. He even stated that BCCI ought to ask gamers to skip IPL if it helps to handle workload.
“I discover it exhausting to think about (improve in accidents). You take a look at period we performed in, the amenities that had been obtainable at the moment. You discovered gamers taking part in 8-10 years simply. Lot of them would play 8-10 months of the yr. I actually do not know.. in all probability the amount of cricket has elevated, no questions on that. There are completely different leagues world wide. The relaxation interval is reducing,” Shastri stated whereas talking to Sports Yaari on the sidelines of the Legends League Cricket in Doha.
Bumrah has not performed a single recreation since July 2021 as a result of his again harm. He made comebacks twice, however on each the events, selectors made last-minute replacements for him. Shastri feels the board should act now and inform IPL franchises to surrender their pursuits for India’s sake.
“The establishment and players will have to sit across the table. You need that much cricket and you need to give certain break. Even if it happens to be IPL. Board has to take the stand there, tell the franchises, ‘listen, we need them. India need them. For India’s sake, if he doesn’t play those games, it will be good’,” Shastri concluded.
