Due to a back injury, middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand. The Mumbai-born player has been replaced by Rajat Patidar, who was called up for his first ODI in September 2022.
According to a statement issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the right-handed batter will assessed and rehabilitated at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
“Team India batter Shreyas Iyer has ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury. He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer.”
UPDATE – Team India batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury.
Rajat Patidar has been named as his replacement.
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It should noted that the player not selected for the subsequent T20I series against the Black Caps and will try to recover in time for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins on February 9.
He has been instrumental at No.4 on the ODI side over the last year. With the top-order batter making merry against Sri Lanka on good batting surfaces, Shreyas was away from the spotlight but managed to make his presence felt by scoring 94 runs across the three-match series, which India won by a 3-0 margin.
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