India batsman Shreyas Iyer (AP Photo)
Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer has been taken to the hospital for scans and is currently being monitored by the BCCI medical team
India batsman Shreyas Iyer has reportedly complained of pain in his lower back on Saturday morning as India vs Australia 4th The fourth day examination has started in Ahmedabad. It is learned that the batsman has been taken to the hospital for scans and is currently being monitored by the BCCI medical team.
Shreyas Iyer was expected to bat at number six after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja lost the wicket to Australian spinner Todd Murphy in the morning session on the fourth day of the Ahmedabad Test. However, the spectators and commentators were surprised to see KS Bharath walk past Iyer and join in. Virat Kohli between.
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Moments later, the buzz on social media was that Iyer had a back problem and hence, did not take the field on Saturday morning. The exact condition of the Mumbai batsman is not known as of now and at the same time, an official word from the BCCI is also awaited.
Shreyas Iyer has lower back pain. He’s gone for a scan! — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 12, 2023
India’s score was 309 for 4 after Murphy dismissed Jadeja. The hosts are trailing Australia by 171 runs in the first innings.
After missing the series opener in Nagpur, Iyer was back in the mix for the Delhi Test and eventually featured in the next two matches as well. But he hasn’t fired on all cylinders just yet. Iyer has scored scores of 4, 12, 0 and 26 in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy so far. He is known as one of the best players of spin bowling but he is yet to showcase this quality of his.
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Meanwhile, Virat Kohli propelled the Indian innings brilliantly by scoring a brilliant half-century. It was his first fifty in nearly 14 months and in the process became the fifth Indian batsman to score 4000 runs at home.
Former India skipper Kohli made a nervous start before tea to complete his maiden half-century in the longest format of the game since the Cape Town Test in January 2022. An unbeaten 59 along with Shubman Gill (128) and Cheteshwar Pujara’s 42 helped India reach 289. /3 in 99 overs and put the hosts in a strong position on Saturday.
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