Shreyas Iyer Out Of IPL 2023 And World Test Championship Final, To Undergo Back Surgery: Sources

22.03.2023 - 14:07 sports.ndtv.com

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of IPL 2023 and World Test Championship final, sources told NDTV.

Iyer is scheduled to undergo back surgery that will see him being sidelined for a few months. Iyer was named in India's ODI squad for the 3-match series against Australia but was ruled out before the opener.

He had to leave the Ahmedabad Test due to a recurrence of a back injury, for which he will now go under the knife. In a press conference, India skipper Rohit Sharma was also asked about Iyer's injury where he had admitted that the scans 'didn't look good'.

The Indian cricket team sees Suryakumar as Shreyas Iyer's replacement at the No. 4 spot. Though Surya hasn't managed to replicate his T20I form in ODI cricket, he arguably remains the biggest contender to take up the job, especially with the ODI World Cup in mind.

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