Bad news is coming for Team India amidst the ongoing Border Gavaskar Test series between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. Middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer is suffering from back pain due to which he has not yet come out to bat in the first innings. Iyer has mostly come down to bat at number 5. But Ravindra Jadeja and KS Bharat landed before him in the Ahmedabad Test. The BCCI informed that on the third day of the match, Shreyas Iyer complained of pain in the lower back after which he was taken for a scan. The BCCI medical team is keeping an eye on him.
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The BCCI said in its official statement, ‘Shreyas Iyer complained of pain in the lower back after the third day’s play. He has gone for a scan and is being monitored by the BCCI medical team.
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At present, it is not yet clear that how serious is this injury of Shreyas Iyer and whether he will be able to bat in the first innings or not. Let me tell you, due to this back injury, he could not play the first match of the series.
Talking about the match, in front of Australia’s 480 runs, India has scored 318 runs in the first innings at the loss of 4 wickets till the news is written. At this time KS Bharat is present with Virat Kohli at the crease. India suffered four setbacks including captain Rohit Sharma in the form of centurion Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja. Australia still has a lead of over 150 runs.
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Talking about the Australian innings, the visiting team won the toss and decided to bat first. The team was able to reach such a big score on the basis of centuries by opener Usman Khawaja and all-rounder Cameron Green. Ashwin took maximum 6 wickets during this period. Team India is currently ahead 2-1 in this four-match Test series.
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