After clinching a 2-1 victory in opposition to Australia within the 2022-23 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at residence, India are gearing up for a three-match ODI collection in opposition to the Males in Yellow. Notably, Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer has been dominated out of the collection on account of a decrease again harm for an indefinite interval.
Discussing Iyer’s absence from the upcoming white-ball collection, India’s stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya stated that his unavailability will affect the group’s preparations for the 2023 World Cup, which can be performed in India in October-November. Nonetheless, he added that the group must discover a resolution and transfer ahead.
“It’ll affect us, clearly, we’re going to miss him however we must slowly begin discovering options if he isn’t round (for a very long time). not then there’s lots of time to consider it and see how we will go ahead,” Pandya stated forward of the primary ODI in opposition to Australia.
‘I’ve been in that state of affairs’ – Hardik Pandya on Shreyas Iyer’s harm
On the query of Iyer’s exclusion from the game for an unspecified time, Pandya stated: “Clearly there isn’t any timeline however we now have to hope for the very best.”
Pandya, who has represented India in 169 worldwide matches, additionally recalled his previous battle with the harm in the course of the preliminary section of his profession. Drawing parallels between his harm with that of Iyer, the 29-year-old all-rounder stated, “I’ve been in that state of affairs the place the again may very well be an issue.”
India will play the primary ODI in opposition to Steve Smith-led Australia at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Within the final ODI sport between each these sides, the Males in Yellow annihilated the hosts by 10 wickets on the identical venue.
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