Shreyas Iyer was the designated number four batter for Team India in the Asia Cup 2023, but a back spasm has effectively kept him out of India’s two Super Four clashes against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan have made the most use of this opportunity as they have more or less cemented their spot in the middle order. With Shreyas Iyer being ruled out of the two games, there were calls of concern for the Indian team management.
It is more or less a precautionary measure to rest the Indian batter amid this small niggle but if he is ruled out the Indian team will be looking at rest of the options. Let’s take a look at the possible options who the Indian team can look at
3 players who can replace Shreyas Iyer if unavailable for the ODI World Cup 2023
1) Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson (Source: Twitter)
Sanju Samson was again left out of the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2023 as well as the ODI World Cup 2023. He was selected in the ODI format in most of India’s tours in 2022 and performed admirably.
He was tried and tested out in various positions in the format but still was never able to cement his place in the side despite performing in the majority of the games. If Iyer is ruled out, he would be the automatic option for Team India considering his experience and fitness.
