Shreyas Iyer ruled out of 3-match ODI series
Shreyas Iyer
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Team India batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury.
He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Rajat Patidar as replacement for Shreyas Iyer.
Iyer, India's top run-getter in ODIs last year, was preferred over Suryakumar Yadav for the first two matches of the recently-concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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Iyer did not manage to notch up a big score against Sri Lanka in the opportunities that he got but he made useful contributions of 28, 28 and 38.
India play the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad on 18th January, followed by games in Raipur (January 21) and Indore (January 24).
India’s updated ODI squad against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.
