Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are in line to face the massive blow ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. As per the reports in Times of India, it is learned that captain Shreyas Iyer is in doubt to participate in the 17th edition of the league, set to begin from 22nd March.
The reports claimed that Shreyas Iyer’s back injury has flared up and the batter is likely to miss the start of the IPL 2024. The batter reportedly injured himself during his innings for Mumbai in the final of the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 against Vidarbha.
Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant innings in the final of the Ranji Trophy and smashed a brilliant 95 to put his team in a strong position. The reports claim that during the innings, he experienced back pain. He underwent treatment twice for back spasms during the time he was batting.
Shreyas Iyer didn’t take the field on Day 4 of the game and went to the hospital for scans. The batter had told them the about pain in his back pain to the Indian team as well as Mumbai management. He had claimed that he faced back issues after facing 30-40 balls and this was why he missed the quarter-final of the tournament.
A source close to the Times of India claimed Shreyas Iyer’s injury isn’t looking good and he is in danger of missing the first few games of the IPL 2024. He added:
“It’s not looking good. It’s the same back injury that has been aggravated. It’s unlikely that he (Iyer) will take the field on Day 5 of the Ranji Trophy final. He is in danger of missing the initial matches of the IPL.”
Shreyas Iyer has been facing issues in his back since last year. Underwent surgery for the same last year and missed IPL 2023 due to the same reasons. He played a massive role for India in the ICC World Cup 2023 and it was expected that he would play in the IPL 2024 as well.
Him missing the IPL 2024 will be a massive blow for the KKR. Not only they will lose the quality but they will miss the services of the skipper as well. The team management would be hoping that the batter gets fit as soon as possible and take the field in the tournament.
Shreyas Iyer gets terminated from the BCCI’s annual contract
After Shreyas Iyer didn’t agree to play in the quarter-final of the Ranji Trophy, BCCI terminated him from the contract. The NCA gave him the fitness clearance and stated that the batter had no issues. This didn’t go well with the board and the batter was removed from the contract.
