Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out Of ODI Series Against New Zealand, Rajat Patidar Named Replacement

Shreyas Iyer was dominated out of the upcoming ODI collection towards New Zealand resulting from a again harm, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mentioned on Tuesday. Iyer, who did not convert a number of good begins within the latest previous, will head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) the place he’ll bear additional evaluation. The extent of the harm was not revealed by the BCCI and checks carried out by the NCA will reveal how lengthy he will probably be out of motion. Rajat Patidar was named his alternative for the collection.

“Team India batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury. He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer,” BCCI mentioned within the official launch.

During the ODI collection towards Sri Lanka, Iyer scored 28, 28 and 38 within the three outings however did not take his innings to the subsequent stage. On the opposite hand, Patidar has been fairly spectacular on the home circuit and the cricketer from Madhya Pradesh has been part of the squad for the previous couple of collection.

India will play the primary ODI towards New Zealand in Hyderabad on 18th January 2023.

India’s up to date ODI squad towards New Zealand:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.