Shreyas Iyer will 'walk back' straight into the playing XI provided he can take the load of a five-day Test: Rahul Dravid

Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has no second thoughts about Shreyas Iyer's inclusion in the playing XI of the second Australia Test but only if he can take the load of a five-day match.Iyer, who had sustained a lower back injury during the white-ball series against Sri Lanka, has been drafted into the squad for the second Test against Australia starting Friday, after getting clearance by the BCCI medical team.

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Injured Iyer, who had to undergo a one-month rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy, also missed the first Test against Australia where Suryakumar Yadav made his debut.

Dravid didn't reveal his cards on whether Iyer is ready to take the toll but made it clear about team management's philosophy on any performing player, if he comes back after injury would automatically get his place back.“It is always good to have somebody back from injury. We never like to lose people to injuries and it is never nice for a team, nice for that individual and glad that he (Iyer) is fit. We will take a call after a couple of training sessions,” Dravid said at the media interaction ahead of the second Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi.

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