"I Was In Excruciating Pain...": Shreyas Iyer On Road To Recovery From Injury

27.08.2023 - 16:51 sports.ndtv.com

Pain, often excruciating, was Shreyas Iyer's constant companion as he dealt with a back injury, and when it refused to subside even after undergoing surgery, he "panicked" thinking that his career could be on the line.

Prior to the surgery, Iyer was suffering, so much so that he wasn't even able to express himself properly about what he was going through.

However, the 28-year-old stylish batter eventually recovered and returned to the Indian team for the upcoming Asia Cup. Now that he is back, he is taking it one step at a time.

Recalling the days of his struggles because of the injury, Iyer told the BCCI: "To be precise, I had this nerve compression, basically a slip disc, which was compressing the nerve, and the pain was going all the way down to the bottom of my tiny toe.

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