India and England gamers are at present having fun with a protracted break between the second and third Test of the five-match collection. Rajkot Test continues to be six days away from getting underway because the collection is levelled at 1-1. Team India performed with out Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja in the second Test and even then, managed to win it courtesy good performances from Jasprit Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Meanwhile, India’s injury woes continue to mount as one other middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer is now unlikely to play a minimum of the Rajkot Test.
According to report in Cricbuzz, Iyer is uncertain for the third Test towards England as he has complained of stiffness in the again. Moreover, the report additionally states that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) has written to the BCCI about Iyer’s health standing. Several media reviews additionally recommend that Iyer is uncertain for all of the remaining Test matches of the collection. The Mumbai cricketer was already underneath hearth after a string of low scores in consecutive Test matches and this injury is an enormous setback for Iyer.
This will not be the primary time that he has struggled with again injury. He missed the beginning of the Border Gavaskar collection final yr after which his continual situation acquired worse in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad that led to him going underneath the knife. He additionally missed the Indian Premier League (IPL) whereas lacking the majority of cricket in 2023. He returned simply earlier than the World Cup for the Asia Cup and in addition performed in the mega occasion.
Team India’s squad for the final three Tests is but to be introduced and now that Iyer’s injury has come up, there may be each likelihood of Sarfaraz Khan making his Test debut in Rajkot. It additionally stays to be seen if Rahul and Jadeja have regained their health as reportedly, the selectors had been ready for their health standing from NCA and therefore, postponed their choice assembly that was earlier scheduled on Feburary 8 (Thursday). The squad for the final three Test matches is anticipated to be introduced right this moment (Friday).
