The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Tuesday that India team star 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 said.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday in Hyderabad, India will play the first ODI match against New Zealand.
India will begin the series with the 50-over matches starting from 18 January which consist of three T20Is and three ODIs.
Earlier in 2022, Iyer scored 1,609 international runs, which consist of one century and 14 half-centuries.
India’s updated ODI squad against 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, and Umran Malik.
