In a major blow for Kolkata Knight Riders and the Indian Cricket Team, star batter Shreyas Iyer has reportedly been ruled out of IPL 2023 and World Test Championship final 2023. The KKR captain is set to undergo surgery to his back injury and will be out of action for a few months.
According to a report by ESPNCricinfo, Iyer will travel abroad for the surgery and will remain out of action for atleast three months. Iyer has suffered a lower back injury, which has troubled him for sometime now. He faced back issues in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and was later ruled out of the ODI series after not batting in the 4th Test.
Earlier there were reports that Iyer has headed to the National Cricket Academy further treatment and recovery of his back injury and wants to stay available for the WTC 2023 final. Iyer had experienced similar problems after India's tour to Bangladesh in December 2022.
Nitish Rana was named KKR captain
Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed Nitish Rana as captain for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise released an official statement regarding the statement while also stating that they hope for their regular skipper Shreyas Iyer to be fit at some stage of the season. Interestingly, reports were doing rounds that either of Sunil Narine or Shardul Thakur will be taking charge of the team is Iyer's absence. But the franchise has backed Rana who has the experience of leading Delhi in domestic cricket.
KKR, in their statement, expressed confidence in the new captain and felt that the new support staff including head coach Chandrakant Pandit will do wonders in IPL 2023. The franchise also cleared that the experienced players in the squad will lend support to Rana on and off the field throughout the season.
