Key Takeaways:
- Shreyas Iyer had to leave the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand on Tuesday due to a back injury.
- Rajat Patidar, who has experience playing for limited-overs teams but has not yet been given an India cap, has taken Iyer’s place.
Due to a back injury, Shreyas Iyer was forced to withdraw from the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand on Tuesday.
As a result, Rajat Patidar was chosen by the newly formed senior selection committee to take his place. Iyer will now travel to Bengaluru’s National Cricket Academy for additional evaluation.
Due to a back injury, Team India batsman Shreyas Iyer will not play in the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand.
He will go to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for additional management and evaluation. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has selected Rajat Patidar to take Shreyas Iyer’s place, according to a BCCI press release.
Suryakumar Yadav was passed over for the first two games of the recently ended ODI series against Sri Lanka in favour of Iyer, who led India in ODI runs scored in 2017. In the few chances he had against Sri Lanka, Iyer could not record a significant score, but he still contributed with useful scores of 28, 28, and 38.
Iyer has been replaced by Rajat Patidar, who has previously played for the limited-overs teams but has not yet received an India cap.
It is unlikely that the MP right-hander will be able to make his series debut in the first two games because Iyer’s injury will give Suryakumar Yadav the opportunity.
Surya is the top-ranked T20I batter in the world, but in ODIs, he has struggled to maintain his form and dominance.
He also suffered the consequences because he was left out of India’s starting lineup for the first two games against Sri Lanka.
He participated in the final game after India, who had already won the series, changed their lineup by resting all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
The three games against New Zealand will be the ideal chance for Surya to challenge Iyer for the middle-order spot since he has also been given a Test call-up for the first two games against Australia next month.
On Wednesday in Hyderabad, the first One-Day International between India and New Zealand is scheduled.
India’s updated ODI lineup against New Zealand:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Shardul Thakur, Siraj, Umran Malik.
