In a serious blow to the aspirations of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 runners-up Delhi Capitals Shreyas Iyer will miss the entire 14th version of the T20 tournament, which will get underway on April 9. Iyer dislocated his shoulder through the first ODI in opposition to England in Pune on Tuesday (March 24).
Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal, in the meantime, issued a press release on his official Twitter profile on Iyer. Jindal wished him a speedy restoration and insisted that India ‘needs him in the T20 World Cup’.
“Absolutely devastated and gutted for our skipper @ShreyasIyer15 – stay strong captain – hope for a very quick recovery. Have full faith that you will come back even stronger from this. India needs you in the T20 World Cup,” Jindal tweeted.
Absolutely devastated and gutted for our skipper @ShreyasIyer15 – keep sturdy captain – hope for a really fast restoration. Have full religion that you simply will come again even stronger from this. India wants you within the T20 World Cup. @DelhiCapitals @BCCI
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) March 25, 2021
Earlier, sources within the BCCI instructed PTI that Iyer is ready to bear surgical procedure on his left shoulder as he’s at present in extreme ache, which will rule him out of motion for no less than 4 months.
“He will have to go under the knife. So, it looks not just the first part of IPL but Iyer will miss the entire IPL. It might take a minimum four months before he can hit the nets again. He has been under severe pain,” the BCCI supply stated.
The 26-year-old Mumbai batsman suffered the damage within the eighth over of the England innings when he dived on a drive hit by Jonny Bairstow off pacer Shardul Thakur. Iyer can also be unlikely to play for English county facet Lancashire of their one-day tournament, in response to information company PTI.
Lancashire had on Monday introduced the signing of Iyer for the tournament beginning on July 23.
