IND vs AUS ODI: Decision not to nominate anyone else as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer

IND vs AUS ODI: Shiv Sundar Das-led BCCI selection committee has decided not to nominate any replacement for Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer was injured in the last Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Due to this, he is out of the ODI series.

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IND vs AUS ODI: Decision not to nominate anyone else as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer

Iyer complained of lower back pain after which he was taken for a scan. And according to his scan report, his old back injury has resurfaced once again. That’s why the committee does not want to take any risk by taking him for the ODI series.

Rohit Sharma is not available for the first ODI.

Sanju Samson will not be given chance in the ODI series

However, it was said that Sanju Samson would be given a chance in his place in the ODI series but now it does not seem to be happening. At present, the ODI series will start on March 17 in Chennai.

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Shreyas Iyer is out of the first ODI series against Sri Lanka due to this back injury

Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka and the first Test against Australia due to the same back injury. However, after 15 days of rehab at the NCA, he was recalled straight away for the 2nd Test in Delhi without a phased comeback. With the WTC final and the World Cup ahead, the BCCI will not take any chances with Iyer. So his fate in IPL 2023 also hangs in balance.

BCCI said about Iyer

In a medical update, the BCCI said, “Shreyas Iyer complained of pain in his lower back after the third day’s play. He has gone for scans and is being monitored by the BCCI medical team.”

A senior BCCI official said, “It is definitely disappointing. And this is not the first time that a player has had a recurrence of the injury. We should have learned from Bumrah but we didn’t. Shreyas should have been included in the team and should not have been in a hurry to play Test cricket. Hopefully, he will be fit for the ODI series. But at the moment it is difficult to say anything. Currently under the observation of the medical team.”

India ODI squad against Australia: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.