Shreyas Iyer advised 10 days rest; call on availability for IPL yet to be taken

Mumbai: India’s middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a recurrence of a back injury during the Ahmedabad Test against Australia, has been advised to take ten days of rest, with a call for his availability for IPL 2023 yet to be taken.

A report in Cricbuzz on Friday said Iyer, who was midway pulled out of the Ahmedabad Test due to a lower back injury, will have to wait for 10 days to know his exact condition after seeing spine specialist Dr Abhay Nene here. It added that although the tests done on him are not encouraging, Iyer has not yet been officially ruled out of the IPL.

“The results of the initial scans were found to be bad and he was straightaway withdrawn from participating further in the Ahmedabad Test. After returning to his hometown, Mumbai, Iyer consulted specialist Abhay Nene, an expert with Bombay and Lilavati hospitals in the city, who treats spine complications.”

“Nene is believed to have advised Iyer to undergo the normal procedure that is advised in such situations - rest and rehab. He was told to come back after 10 days and Iyer may know in the next few days about his immediate and long-term future,” added the report.

During day four’s play in the Ahmedabad Test on Sunday, Iyer did not come out to bat, with the Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) saying that he had gone for scans after the right-handed batter complained of pain in his lower back following the third day’s play and the medical team monitoring him. IANS

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