Asia Cup 2023

‘Iyer bhai accha khelenge iss baar’ – Fans react to Shreyas Iyer practicing fielding in practice match

Shreyas Iyer has not played cricket since March 2023

Aug 15, 2023 4:18 pm

Shreyas Iyer has been one of the main players in the Indian team in all formats of the game for a long time. The 28-year-old has been one of the best Indian batters since 2019 across formats. Earlier this year, Iyer injured himself before the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League.

An impinged nerve caused by a bulged disc in his lower back meant that Iyer could not play competitive cricket for a long time. As a result, the middle-order batter was ruled out of the 2023 IPL and the finals of the World Test Championship 2023 against Australia.

Shreyas Iyer was seen practising fielding

With the big tournaments like the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup fast approaching, the need to have a fully fit Iyer has been evident for the Indian team. Hence, Iyer is on his way to recover quickly to make a comeback to the Indian side. The Indian middle-order batter is in the National Cricket Academy, along with the likes of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, who are also eyeing their comeback.

A video of Iyer practising in the nets ahead of the 2023 Asia Cup became viral on the internet. The video had Iyer working on his fielding drills. If Iyer comes up with enough fitness and match practice, he might be considered for his international comeback soon.

In the longest format of the game, Iyer has 666 runs in 10 matches at a good batting average of 44.40, at a healthy strike rate of 65.81, including a hundred and 5 fifty. In ODIs, Iyer has scored 1631 runs in 38 innings at a batting average of 46.60, at a strike rate of 96.51, including 2 hundred and 14 fifty-plus scores. In the shortest format in international cricket. The Mumbai batter has 1043 runs in 45 innings at a batting average of 30.68, at a strike rate of 135.98, including 7 fifty. Without a doubt, the star batter has been an asset for the Indian team in the last few years.