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In what it seems to be a major blow for Team India, middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer is set to miss the first of the four-match Test series against Australia. Notably, India and Australia will lock horns in the first Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, the 9th of February.
He is reported to be available for the selection by the second of the four-match Test series against the Aussies. So, the 28-year-old will be missing the Indian camp in Nagpur for the Test series opener which is scheduled to be started on the 2nd of February. Meanwhile, he will go under rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy of Bengaluru.
“His injury hasn’t healed as expected and he will take two weeks at least to play cricket again. He will certainly not be available for the first Test and his availability for the second Test will be subject to his fitness report,” said a source in Indian Cricket Board.
Although amidst all these, the World's number one T20I batter and star Indian batting sensation Suryakumar Yadav is likely to make his Test debut in Iyer’s absence. But it seems that this hasn’t gone down well with the Indian Cricket Fans and they want young Indian batter Sarfaraz to be handed the debut Test cap. Fans took to Twitter to express their dissent on preferring Suryakumar Yadav ahead of Sarfaraz Khan.
Here's how fans reacted:
If Iyer is injured then bring in Sarfaraz rather than handing the test cap to Surya. And if the selectors have issues with sarfaraz then please bring in Hanuma vihari or rahane . #INDvsAUS #sarfaraz #shreyasiyer #testcricket #BorderGavaskarTrophy #SuryakumarYadav
— Piyush Sancheti (@piyushsancheti) February 1, 2023
#ShreyasIyer yet to get fitness clearance from a stiff back to join India's preparatory camp, which begins tomorrow #INDvAUS #IndianCricketTeam #indiancricket #TeamIndia #BCCISelectionCommittee #CricketTwitter #cricket #cricketnews #cricketlovers #cricketupdate #cricketfans pic.twitter.com/Ael2c8oLVl
— Satish Iyer (@IyerSatishBala) February 1, 2023
Sarafaraz Khan should replace Shreyas Iyer no matter what..
— Muhilan (@notjustcric) February 1, 2023
He is the one who truly deserves...
Red ball players have some special skills, respect that....#BGT2023 #ShreyasIyer
Batsman #ShreyasIyer is most likely to miss 1st Test match against #Australia. He has back pain & is being treated at NCA. He's not been declared fit yet.He's been told to take rest for 2 more weeks. Is there any chance for #sarfarazKhan? #BGT #INDvAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/LnEJYnLQpL
— SARTHAK RAJPUT (@SarthakRajput02) February 1, 2023
#ShreyasIyer is yet to get a clearance from the #NCA. He continues his recovery from the back issue. . pic.twitter.com/oVe9FYaVv5
— WebHubUpdate (@WebHub69update) February 1, 2023
#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy #ShreyasIyer doubtful for first two Tests against #Australia 🏏@ShreyasIyer15 had missed the ODI series against #NewZealand due to a back injury
— TOI Sports (@toisports) February 1, 2023
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Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the first test against Australia due to back injury #shreyasiyer #CricketTwitter #Cricket #BorderGavaskarTrophy #INDvsAUS
— Manoj Joshi (@manojjoshimedia) February 1, 2023
ऑस्ट्रेलिया के ख़िलाफ़ पहले टेस्ट से बाहर हुए श्रेयस अय्यर, सूर्या कर सकते हैं डेब्यू#INDvsAUS #ShreyasIyer pic.twitter.com/RmUPOtNP6A
— OneCricket हिन्दी (@OneCricketHindi) February 1, 2023
India's struggle against good spinners is well documented, so it will be interesting how they play against Lyon on some turning tracks in the BGT. They will hope that #RohitSharma #Pujara and #ShreyasIyer score a lot of runs. They play spin best. #INDvAUS #INDvsAUS
— Giri Subramanian (Off Work) (@giri26) January 31, 2023
Coming back to Shreyas Iyer, the Indian Cricket Board secretary Jay Shah had also informed about the former’s injury a few weeks ago before the three-match ODI series against New Zealand.
“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,” said Shah in a statement.