KKR Team
IPL 2023 KKR Team: IPL 2023 begins on March 31 with the match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans, but before that the KKR team has suffered a major setback. Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders and the best middle order batsman, is injured and may have to undergo surgery. For this reason, he can be out of the entire IPL.
Shreyas Iyer may be out of the entire IPL
According to the Times of India report, Shreyas Iyer has a back injury problem, for which he will have to undergo surgery. For this reason, he can stay away from the cricket field for 4 to 5 months. For this reason, he will not be able to play in the final of IPL 2023 and World Test Championship. The final of the World Test Championship between India and Australia will be played at The Oval in England from June 7 to 11.
KKR got a shock
If Shreyas Iyer is unable to play in IPL, then it will be nothing less than a blow for KKR. In the IPL 2022 mega auction, the KKR team bought him for Rs 12.25 crore. Last season, even though KKR could not perform well under Iyer’s captaincy, but he showed a wonderful game with his bat. He scored 401 runs in 14 matches of IPL 2022.
Explosive batting specialist
Due to injury, Shreyas Iyer could not play in the first Test match against Australia. Then he did not come out to bat in the fourth Test as well and was ruled out of the entire ODI series against Australia. According to the Times of India report, Shreyas Iyer has been advised surgery and he can get his surgery done in London. Iyer has so far scored 2214 runs in 101 IPL matches, including 19 half-centuries.