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India cricketer Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the entire Indian Premier League which is scheduled to begin on April 9. The development comes after he dislocated his shoulder while fielding during the first ODI against England. He wouldn't be available for the rest of the two games as well. He was about to captain Delhi Capitals who start their IPL campaign on April 10 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Late on Wednesday night, PTI has reported that Shreyas Iyer has to undergo surgery on his left shoulder as he is in severe pain, which will rule him out of the game for a minimum of four months which also puts doubt on his stint for the English county side Lancashire in their one-day tournament as well.
"He will have to go under the knife. So, it looks not just the first part of IPL but Iyer will miss the entire IPL. It might take a minimum four months before he can hit the nets again. He has been under severe pain," the BCCI source said to PTI.
"Shreyas Iyer subluxated his left shoulder in the 8th over while fielding. He has been taken for further scans and won’t take any further part in the game. Rohit Sharma was hit on the right elbow while batting and felt some pain later. He won’t take the field,” a BCCI release had earlier shared.
However, in Iyer’s absence, Rishabh Pant will be leading the team. And even if he is not available, Delhi Capitals have other options too in the form of Shikhar Dhawan, who has led the side in IPL 2020 and Steve Smith, the former Australia captain.