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Ranji Trophy: Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar to play Mumbai-Tamil Nadu semifinal

SHREYAS Iyer has been included in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy side after he made himself available for the semi-final against Tamil Nadu starting at the MCA-BKC ground on Saturday. Iyer, who had been left out of the Indian squad after the second Test against England, skipped the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Baroda citing back pain, even though Nitin Patel, the head of sports science and medicine at the National Cricket Academy, in an email to selectors, had confirmed that there was ‘no fresh injury’ reports and that Iyer was ‘fit’. Washington Sundar, who was also part of the Test squad without getting a game, has been released and will represent Tamil Nadu in the last-four clash. Iyer’s inclusion in the Mumbai squad comes on the heels of BCCI secretary Jay Shah warning centrally-cont...
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Improving Shreyas Iyer’s Defensive Skills in Test Cricket: Insights from Former India Batsman | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, who is now under fire, received guidance from former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar to improve his defensive skills in order to succeed in Test cricket.Iyer has been left out of the squad for the last three Test matches against England despite having a strong long-format history. Iyer has been finding it difficult to score in Tests.Iyer has only scored 187 runs in 12 innings at an average of 17:00 in his last seven Test matches, with a top score of just 35.Speaking in a video by ESPNCricinfo, Manjrekar said that Iyer first has to decide as to which formats he is going to try excelling in.BCCI unveils new squad for remaining 3 tests against England, Virat Kohli to miss out"Iyer has to decide which are the formats he is going to try and excel...
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Virat Kohli withdraws from remaining three Tests against England: Report | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Virat Kohli has decided to withdraw from the remaining three Tests of the ongoing series against England, according to a report. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the senior national selection committee were informed of Kohli's decision on Friday, just before the squad selection meeting for the upcoming Tests in Rajkot, Ranchi, and Dharamshala, reported The Indian Express.Earlier, Kohli had withdrawn from the first two Tests, citing personal reasons. At that time, in a statement released by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, it was conveyed that the board respects Kohli's decision and extends full support to him during this time. Kohli had communicated with Indian captain Rohit Sharma, the team management, and selectors about the necessity of pri...
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Shreyas Iyer Unfazed by Exclusion from Afghanistan T20I Series and England Test Series | Cricket News – Times of India

Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer acknowledges fight for Test spot, gears up for England series with productive Ranji outing for MumbaiMUMBAI: Post Mumbai's comfortable win over Andhra on Monday, Shreyas Iyer spent around two hours in the nets to continue his preparation for the England Test series.During the time he spent in the middle-on the same BKC pitch where the match was played-he mostly faced Mumbai spinners Tanush Kotian, an off-spinner who is an established member of the team, Atharva Ankolekar, a left-arm spinner who made his First-Class debut in the last match against Bihar, and throwdown specialists. The idea to practice on a used wicket was in the anticipation of encountering turning conditions in the five-match series against the Three Lions which starts with the first Te...
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India versus Bangladesh: Shreyas Iyer has solved India’s No. 4 problem, and his approach is different from Yuvraj Singh’s

Couple of weeks before the World Cup, Rohit Sharma was explaining to this newspaper about the ‘hawaa’, the atmosphere, around the No.4 spot in Indian cricket in recent years.“Ever since the last ODI World Cup, it has followed us. And perhaps it was a problem during Virat (Kohli) and (Ravi) Shastri’s time, but I can speak confidently for us (Rohit and Rahul Dravid), that it hasn’t been an issue at all,” Rohit said. MORE FROM 2023 ODI WORLD CUP The Indian skipper wasn’t losing sleep about the crucial batting slot because he knew there was a capable batsman who would be back by the time the World Cup began. He was in a race to get fit. “We have Shreyas Iyer. It’s just that due to his injury, and a couple of players we tried didn’t grab the opportunities, the ‘hawaa’ once again returned but...
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Jasprit Bumrah, who has resumed bowling, and KL Rahul likely to play Asia Cup in September

With less than 100 days to go for the World Cup in October-November, India has received some positive feedback about the availability of three of their first-choice players, who are currently out injured. Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. The Indian Express understands that if their recovery goes according to plan, Bumrah and Rahul will be available for selection for the Asia Cup set to be played in September. Iyer is yet to recover, and India are looking at Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav as cover. It is understood that Bumrah, who underwent a back surgery in March, has already started bowling at the NCA nets and his recovery is believed to be smooth so far. There is a likelihood that the pa...
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DC vs KKR IPL 2023: Venkatesh Iyer’s comeback story marred by Impact Player rule | Cricket News – Times of India

KKR star can't showcase all-round skills in WC yearNEW DELHI: In 18 months, Venkatesh Iyer has been on a roller-coaster ride. He was India's big seam-bowling allrounder hope only to be sidelined, and now he is recovering from a freak injury and trying to get back into the national reckoning.The 104 against Mumbai Indians in the last game may seem a big step towards waking up the selectors. But his prospects may have been marred by the IPL's Impact Player rule. He has invariably been Kolkata Knight Riders' designated Impact Player so far in this IPL.His steady seam bowling was his big calling card when he burst on to the scene in the second half of the IPL in 2021. His emergence coincided with Hardik Pandya's inability to bowl at full tilt and fading form with the bat.A year on, when he ...
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Shreyas Iyer to undergo surgery, likely to miss IPL 2023, World Test Championship final | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: India batter Shreyas Iyer, who was ruled out of the ongoing ODI series between India and Australia due to a recurring lower back injury, is likely to be out of action for the next 4-5 months as he is likely to undergo a back surgery, TOI has learnt.Iyer could thus miss not just the upcoming edition of the IPL, where he leads the Kolkata Knight Riders, but also the World Test Championship final at the Oval in June. He could thus be in a race to return to action in time for the ODI World Cup in India in October-November.With IPL-2023 set to start from March 31, KKR could thus be forced to name a new captain in the next few days."Iyer has been advised to go for surgery. He is keen to get operated by a specialist in London, but if there is a decent option in India, then the surgery ...
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Shreyas Iyer cleared by BCCI medical team, to join India squad for second Australia Test | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India batter Shreyas Iyer, who was nursing a back injury, has been cleared by the BCCI medical team and will now join the squad ahead of the second Test against Australia starting in the capital on Friday.The second Test will be played from February 17-21 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi."Shreyas Iyer has successfully completed his rehab at the National Cricket Academy following his back injury and has been cleared by the BCCI Medical Team," BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated in a media statement."Shreyas will join the squad in New Delhi ahead of the second Test of the Mastercard Australia tour of India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy," the statement further said.Iyer had gone to Nagpur with the Indian team for the first Test, but then left for the NCA in Bangalore for his...
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India vs Australia: Shreyas Iyer doubtful for second Test too | Cricket News – Times of India

DUBAI: Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, who missed the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia at Nagpur due to a back injury, is doubtful for the second Test at Delhi too, TOI has learnt. Iyer had gone to Nagpur with the Indian team, but then left for the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for his recovery."While he will travel with the side to Delhi, it's unlikely that he will be available for the second Test," said a source. The second Test will be played from February 17-21 at Delhi.It means Iyer's Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav, who was out for 8 on his Test debut at Nagpur, will get another chance to prove his Test credentials. India won the first Test, which concluded inside three days on Saturday, by an innings & 132 runs.A bad back has kept Iyer ou...
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I like to turn a deaf ear to criticism and keep things simple. Ignorance is bliss, says Shreyas Iyer | Cricket News – Times of India

Shreyas Iyer talks to TOI about coping with criticism, honing his skills & how he and Ashwin steered India to safety in Mirpur...Unlike most cricket fans who were navigating through insane Mumbai traffic enroute to the Wankhede to watch the thrilling first T20I between India and Sri Lanka on Tuesday, India's most consistent ODI batter from last year, and the hero of the Test win in Mirpur in December along with R Ashwin, Shreyas Iyer, was busy finding a cricket ground to practise. After an exhausting net session and an arduous drive back to his residence in Parel, Iyer caught up with TOI for a freewheeling chat.Excerpts from an interview:It feels strange that there is an international match happening in Mumbai today and one of India's young white-ball stars is not featuring in it?It...
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I turned a deaf ear on outside talk of my issues with short ball: Shreyas Iyer | Cricket News – Times of India

MIRPUR: The constant talk about his apparent weakness against short pitched delivery did affect him at one point of time but Shreyas Iyer on Friday said that he turned a "deaf ear" to outside comments and focussed on taking corrective measures which is yielding results.Iyer, who scored 87 off 105 balls to take India out of trouble in the second Test against Bangladesh here, was targeted for a brief period with short balls by the home side bowlers. He said he was confident of doing well against the tactics as he had done a lot of practice.Stumps on Day 2 of the 2nd Test.Bangladesh 227 & 7/0, trail #TeamIndia (314) by 80 runs.Scorecard -… https://t.co/LC0uIj3xH1— BCCI (@BCCI) 1671794231000"The (Bangladesh) bowlers started targeting me (with short balls) when I came to bat. When the ba...