India Nationwide Cricket Workforce star batsman and ODI vice-captain, Shreyas Iyer, has suffered a significant blow as his comeback to aggressive cricket has been delayed, reported TOI on Tuesday, December 30.
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) medical doctors on the Centre of Excellence (CoE) have denied giving the clearance to Shreyas Iyer to make his comeback from harm.
Shreyas Iyer’s comeback plans dashed
Iyer has been on the sidelines for an prolonged time frame after struggling an harm in the course of the India tour of Australia 2025, which consisted of a three-match ODI collection and a five-match T20I collection.
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The best-handed batter has been working fairly onerous for his comeback, and he has been coaching repeatedly within the health club and within the nets. He headed to the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) on December 25 and underwent quite a few fielding, batting, and health drills.
It was anticipated that the batter could be handed the clearance by the BCCI medical staff on December 30 to go away the power and make his aggressive cricket comeback, however that did not occur.
His comeback has been delayed by at the very least every week, and he has been requested to remain on the CoE. The most important cause behind Iyer not getting the Return to Play (RTP) is the fast weight reduction.
Shreyas Iyer loses 6 kilograms
Iyer’s stomach harm was a critical one, and it has led to the batter dropping round 6 kilograms of weight. Though he has managed to regain some weight, his drop in muscle mass has pushed his energy under optimum ranges.
In the meantime, Shreyas Iyer has not confronted any considerations whereas batting, and a spotlight can be paid to his weight and energy points within the coming week.
“There isn’t a downside along with his batting however he misplaced round six kgs after the harm in Australia. Whereas he has regained some weight, there was a drop in muscle mass which has additional affected his optimum energy ranges.
“The medical staff is not going to be taking any probabilities as a result of he’s a vital participant within the ODI arrange and his full restoration is of utmost significance proper now. The selectors and administration can be conveyed about his current scenario earlier than they meet to choose staff for New Zealand ODIs,” a BCCI official informed TOI.
Shreyas Iyer unlikely to function in New Zealand ODIs
Earlier, it was reported that Iyer would make his worldwide comeback within the ODI collection towards New Zealand. The three-match ODI collection between India and New Zealand can be performed on January 11, 14, and 18 in Vadodara, Rajkot, and Indore.
“There have been lots of optimistic developments as he batted in Mumbai, went to CoE and was pushing himself to function within the New Zealand ODIs. There have been indications of him taking part in the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches on January 3 and 6 too however we have now now been informed that he wants extra time and can solely be out there from the knockout levels of the event,” a MCA official monitoring developments informed TOI.
Nonetheless, Iyer will solely be cleared by the BCCI medical staff at CoE on January 9, and he’s unlikely to function within the New Zealand ODI collection. As a substitute, he would possibly function within the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts.
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