In what may very well be an enormous blow to the hopes of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) forward of Indian Premier League’s subsequent season (IPL 2024), captain Shreyas Iyer may miss the few preliminary video games attributable to again harm. It is identical again harm due to which Iyer had missed the complee IPL 2023. Iyer not too long ago performed a knock of 95 runs within the Ranji Trophy last and a report in Times of India says that it’s this knock which has led to the harm resurfacing.
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Iyer had underwent a again surgical procedure final yr earlier than making a comeback simply earlier than the World Cup. He performed 4 months of worldwide cricket earlier than complaining of the again ache once more. Confusion remained over why Iyer was not picked within the final 3 Tests squad. India coach Rahul Dravid had stated that Iyer had missed out on the choice whereas the batter has reportedly advised BCCI he had again points and that was the explanation why he didn’t even play a Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai.
Medical workforce of National Cricket Academy, reportedly, knowledgeable BCCI that there was no situation with Iyer. BCCI dropped him from the central contracts publish which Iyer was seen taking part in the ultimate of the Ranji Trophy.
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A BCCI supply has been quoted as saying to Times of India that Iyer’s harm just isn’t trying good and is at risk of lacking the primary few video games of IPL.
“It is not looking good. It is the same back injury which has got aggravated. It is unlikely that he will take the field on Day 5 of the Ranji Trophy final. He is danger of missing the initial matches of the IPL,” stated the BCCI supply.
Not to overlook, throughout his 95-run knock for Mumbai, Iyer took medical help twice as he was clearly uncomfortable. He didn’t take the sector for Mumbai on Day 4 and prone to be lacking on Day 5 as properly as a result of similar harm.
KKR play their first match of IPL 2024 on March 23 and if Iyer doesn’t attain full health within the subsequent 8 days, he’s prone to miss the workforce’s opening sport. If that occurs, will probably be attention-grabbing to see KKR’s stance on this as if Iyer was not fully match, then how did NCA clear him to play the Ranji last. That is the large query.
