Recovering from a shoulder injury he sustained earlier this year during the first ODI of the three-match series against England, teh Indian batsman, Shreyas Iyer has begun his rehabilitation after undergoing a successful surgery last month. On Saturday, Iyer posted a video on social media where he is seen running up a small slope.
It has been one of the latest updates on the fitness of Shreyas Iyer as he has been pretty active on social media after missing the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 due to teh injury. Iyer’s India teammate Suryakumar Yadav posted a cheeky comment on the video: “Shahenshah running technique”.
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Shreyas Iyer has suffered a partial dislocation of his left shoulder while fielding in the first ODI between India and England in March this year. After completing his surgery, he was seen working out indoors in another video he posted on social media. “Work in progress” wrote Iyer.
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If the middle-order batsman managed to recover in time, Shreyas Iyer will be expected to board the flight to Sri Lanka when India visits the country for a limited-overs series.
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The Indian team is scheduled to lock horns with Sri Lanka for three ODIs and five T20Is in July. The team for that tour will feature players who will not be touring to the UK for the WTC final and a five-match Test series.
India will be locking horns with New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship scheduled to be commencing on June 18 in Southampton. This will be followed by a five-match Test series against England starting August 4.
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Shreyas Iyer has scored 813 ODI runs at 42.78 with one century and eight half-centuries. He has amassed 550 T20I runs at an average of 28.94 and a strike rate of 133.81 with three half-centuries.
