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Shreyas Iyer injured; ruled out of ODI series against New Zealand

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 […]

Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer

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.

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