‘Rare incidents happen to rare talent’- Suryakumar says about Iyer:India T20I captain reveals details about Shreyas’ recovery on eve of India-Australia first game

Suryakumar Yadav, the current T20 captain of the Indian team, has provided an update on Shreyas Iyer’s injury. Surya said during a press conference on Tuesday, ahead of the first T20 against Australia, that ‘Shreyas is recovering well. He has been replying. If he is replying on the phone, it means he is stable. What happened is very unfortunate, but doctors are taking care of him. He will be monitored for the next few days. Now there is nothing to worry about.’ He further added, “on the first day, when we got to know that he had an injury, I called him first. Then I got to know that he didn’t have a phone. Then I called my physio, Kamlesh. He told me that he is stable. On the first day, you cannot be sure of anything. But we have been talking to him for two days now. He has been replying. If he is replying on the phone, it means he is stable.” ‘Rare incidents happened to rare talent’- Suryakumar Yadav Further talking about the incident to media, SKY said on the eve of first T20I vs Australia in Canberra, “Doctors and physios told us that it was an unfortunate incident, which happens rarely. But sometimes rare incidents happened to rare talent.” “God is with his side, he is recovering really well, doctors are supporting him, BCCI is in full support, he will recover soon and then we will take him home with us,” India T20I captain further added to his statement. Shreyas was injured in the third ODI ​​​​​​​Shreyas was injured during the third ODI (October 25) in Sydney. Alex Carey mistimed the ball while attempting an inside-out shot on the fourth ball of Harshit Rana’s over. Shreyas was fielding at backward point then. He showed agility and took a brilliant catch by running backwards. However, he lost his balance while running backwards to catch the ball. He tumbled two or three times after catching the ball. Meanwhile, he injured his left rib. India to play 5 T20Is in Australia India is scheduled to play 5 T20Is against Australia. The first T20 will be played in Canberra on 29 October and the second T20 in Melbourne on October 31. The remaining 3 matches of the series will then be played in Hobart, Gold Coast, and Brisbane on November 2, 6, and 8. India’s T20 Squad for the Series Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Varun Chakravarthy, and Washington Sundar.