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Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer will be playing red-ball cricket again as he has been named in Mumbai’s squad for their upcoming semifinal against Tamil Nadu from March 2, Cricbuzz reported. Iyer has been absent from competitive cricket ever since his appearance for India in the second Test of the ongoing series against England. He also missed the Ranji quarterfinal against Baroda.
Iyer’s ongoing absence became a curious case with several reports flowing on the Internet on him. He was first dropped from India’s squad for the last three Tests against England with his poor scores of 27, 29, 35 and 13 giving no support to his retention. He experienced back spasms but according to the ESPNCricinfo, he was cleared for selection. Subsequently, he did not feature in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal for Mumbai citing back spasms, according to an MCA selector.
In some media reports, Iyer told his state team that he is struggling from a back injury, but Nitin Patel – NCA chief of sports science and medicine – denied he had any fresh injuries. Now he is set to feature in the semifinal.
Mumbai’s squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Amogh Bhatkal, Musheer Khan, Prasad Pawar, Hardik Tamore, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Aditya Dhumal, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias, Dhawal Kulkarni.
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