Shreyas Iyer taken for scans during fourth India vs Australia Test, could be doubtful for ODIs

Shreyas Iyer was taken for scans on Sunday after he complained of back pain on the fourth day of India vs Australia Test being played at Ahmedabad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India medical team said that Iyer had complained of lower back pain after the third day’s play in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

“Shreyas Iyer complained of pain in his lower back following the third day’s play (against Australia). He has gone for scans and the BCCI medical team is monitoring him,” BCCI said in a medical update.

Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter Srikar Bharat and Axar Patel came out to bat in the fourth Test ahead of Iyer.

Iyer had also missed the first Test in Nagpur due to a back issue before returning for the second game in Delhi. However, the bigger question now is that whether NCA once again gave go-ahead to a player who isn’t fully fit.

It is learnt that Iyer felt the discomfort on Saturday and hence Ravindra Jadeja was promoted to No. 5. On Sunday, the player didn’t even come to the ground as he was in no position to bat.

“Yes, it could be a case of the injury resurfacing after fielding for nearly 170 overs during the Australian innings. But I fail to understand why was the earlier norm of making it mandatory to play at least one domestic game wasn’t made applicable for Iyer?,” a former national selector told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Iyer missed the Nagpur Test and was declared fit before Delhi Test and he played in both Delhi and Indore but his body didn’t go through the rigours like it did in Ahmedabad.

Iyer, when he first had the lower back issue in January, was out for one month and underwent an intense rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and by the time he was declared fit, the Ranji Trophy season was over anyway.

“But you had an Irani Cup happening and you could have waited for Iyer’s comeback and let him play Irani Cup in similar weather conditions and may be see how the body holds while being on the field for two days in humid conditions,” the selector said.

With PTI inputs

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