Shreyas Iyer, India’s middle-order batter and Kolkata’s captain in the Indian T20 League, is expected to have back surgery, according to sources. Iyer, who has been sidelined since the final day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023, is expected to have surgery in either London or India under the strict supervision of the Indian Cricket Board.
According to sources, Iyer was advised to undergo surgery during his third meeting with a Mumbai-based doctor. According to sources, Iyer will be out of action for at least five months following his surgery, which means he will miss high-profile tournaments such as the Test Championship Final against Australia and the Indian T20 League, which begins on March 31.
Iyer’s injury is the third major setback for India, who have been without Jasprit Bumrah due to back problems since the 20-20 World Cup in 2022. The status of Jasprit Bumrah’s recovery is unknown, but he will not be rushed back to fitness as India did in 2022. Rishabh Pant is also out of cricketing action after having suffered an accident in December 2022. His injuries could take up to a year to completely heal.
Iyer’s absence will have significant ramifications for Indian T20 League franchise Kolkata, which purchased Iyer for a whopping Rs 12.25 crores and named him captain in 2022. With less than ten days left in the tournament, Kolkata will have to scramble for another batter and a captain.
Iyer’s issues with his backing are not new. The batter missed the first Border Gavaskar Trophy Test match but was in the playing XI for the second Test match in Delhi. Iyer had stated at the time that he was fully fit and that his back problems were behind him.
Kolkata’s squad for Indian T20 League 2023
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan
Here is how Twitter reacted
astonished by the luck of BKL, somehow he manages to play everytime at the expense of others..
— Rubix Cube (@RubixCube99) March 22, 2023
Sky to Iyer- pic.twitter.com/IDS8q8xRYj
— Kunal Mishra (@KunalMishra1991) March 22, 2023
No problem, even if he plays wtc final he will dance in the crease so stick with the bed and get ready for odi wc
— ??? (@i_am_saiteja9) March 22, 2023
Please don't Consider Surya as his Replacement in WTC Final Bring back Ajinkya Rahane
— Prateek Bhardwaj (@ImPrateek01) March 22, 2023
KKR now will have to show some faith in their young indian talent.
Jagdeesan
Venkatesh
Nitish Rana
Rinku Singh
Andre Russell
David Wiese
Sunil narine
Shardul
Ferguson
Umesh
Varun c.
I would play Wiese as he won two PSL trophy with LQ and…
Contd.— kuldeep singh (@ksnaruka99) March 22, 2023
SKY will replace him in WTC Final. As per Dravid, If he fail in front of the swinging balls of Starc, we have to forget that and need to consider he is not experienced in that format & will give him the chances in another 5 WTC Finals.
— Cric Fan (@Geosav87) March 22, 2023
Meanwhile Chahal who was little unhappy with Iyer for making too much reels with Dhanashree pic.twitter.com/Z2pnmkeE7i
— ? (@SarcasticCowboy) March 22, 2023
Opinion:If Shreyas misses out,should replace him with some test batsman like Vihari, definitely not with SKY ?
— Yagnik vicky (@Yagnik_Vicky) March 22, 2023
what a sight it will be, sky in wtc finals at no 5 against starc, cummins, hazlewood on green pitch under clouds on day 1 ????who says no??? ????
— Kawal7818 (@kawal7818) March 22, 2023
Iyer and Pant missing their prime of their career
— DhoniFanRoshan ? (@ItsRoshan124) March 22, 2023
