Injured Shreyas Iyer doubtful starter for at least first half of IPL 2023

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Injured Shreyas Iyer doubtful starter. One of the most well-known cricket leagues in the world, the Indian Premier League (IPL), draws star players from all over the world. However, Shreyas Iyer, one of the tournament’s major players, has injury worries that have delayed the start of the 2023 season.

Injuries to Iyer’s shoulder occurred during the second One Day International (ODI) match against Sri Lanka in July 2022. Iyer is the captain of the Delhi Capitals. After being disqualified from the remainder of the tour, he had surgery to fix the injury in August.

Iyer’s recovery has taken longer than anticipated despite the fact that the surgery was judged successful; as a result, he is now a dubious starter for at least the first half of the IPL 2023 season. The Delhi Capitals, who placed second in the last competition with Iyer playing a major role in their victory, are devastated by this news.

Since he joined the Delhi Capitals in 2015, Iyer has played a significant role in the team. In each of the previous three seasons, he has led the team admirably since being named captain in 2018. He has guided them to the playoffs each time.

For at least the first half of the IPL 2023, Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders, is a questionable starter. Iyer has chosen not to have surgery for a chronic lower back ailment; instead, he is to take it easy while he continues his rehabilitation. He had to cancel his participation in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to an injury before it also prevented him from playing in the ODI series against Australia.

It is known that Iyer will continue to be monitored by the BCCI’s medical personnel at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for the foreseeable future without a specific return date being set. However, Knight Riders have not given up hope and anticipate that their skipper will return before the midway point of the IPL.

It is discovered that Iyer’s problems are related to a protrusion in one of his spine’s discs, which has caused a pinched nerve. Iyer’s right calf has been affected by a shooting pain caused by a nerve that runs along the leg, which is made worse by mobility problems. Iyer, it is believed, has recently received six injections to assist relieve his back problems.

Iyer, 28, first felt pain in his lower back in December of last year, right after the Bangladesh tour. Then he was not picked for the opening Test against Australia and the home ODI series against New Zealand.

He came back to participate in the Australia series’ second and third Test matches. Iyer fielded on the first two days of the last Test in Ahmedabad, but he did not bat in India’s lone innings because of back problems that returned throughout the match.

Iyer sought the advice of a spine surgeon in Mumbai after returning home. He was given the choice of resting, receiving rehabilitation, or waiting until the discomfort subsided before starting strength and conditioning and mobility drills. If it doesn’t work, try the second strategy, which is surgery. It is said that the BCCI medical personnel even sought a second opinion from a London-based physician who had performed Hardik Pandya’s back surgery. The London specialist concurred and suggested staying with the initial choice.

Iyer has informed the medical personnel at BCCI that he wants to consider all of his alternatives before deciding whether to undergo surgery. Additionally, the administration of the Knight Riders gave him their entire support and assisted him in contacting an Ayurveda expert for a non-invasive alternative treatment.

Who can be KKR’s interim captain?

The management of the Knight Riders has begun debating replacement plans for interim captain Iyer. Although Sunil Narine and Nitish Rana are seen to be among the front-runners, Knight Riders are carefully considering who could be a better pick as a man-manager, good communicator, team leader, and individual who can get the most out of teammates under pressure in a match situation.

In the first season of the ILT20 in the UAE, Narine, the greatest player for the Knight Riders since he joined the team in 2012, led the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. As the Knight Riders placed last in the six-team event, Narine the captain had a terrible run with just one victory and eight losses.

In 12 T20 matches for Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Rana has led them to eight victories and four losses.

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