Huge blow! Rapid weight loss delays Shreyas Iyer's return to competitive cricket

In a large setback for India, ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer’s instrumentality to competitory cricket has been delayed aft the batter failed to person the required clearance from the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE).

As per the archetypal plan, Iyer was expected to cheque retired of the installation connected December 30 but volition present beryllium spending astatine slightest a week much to get the Return to Play (RTP).

While helium continues to bat without immoderate discomfort, the accelerated value nonaccomplishment owed to the abdominal wounded has pushed his spot beneath the optimum levels and a batch of attraction volition beryllium paid connected that successful the coming week.Iyer has mislaid astir 6 kgs owed to the wounded and portion helium has regained immoderate of it, the driblet successful musculus wide has pushed his spot beneath optimum levels."There is nary occupation with his batting but helium mislaid astir six kgs aft the wounded successful Australia. While helium has regained immoderate weight, determination has been a driblet successful musculus wide which has further affected his optimum spot levels. The aesculapian squad volition not beryllium taking immoderate chances due to the fact that helium is simply a precise important subordinate successful the ODI acceptable up and his implicit betterment is of utmost value close now. The selectors and absorption volition beryllium conveyed astir his contiguous concern earlier they conscionable to prime squad for New Zealand ODIs," a BCCI authoritative tells TimesofIndia.com.

Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!As TimesofIndia.com had earlier reported, the right-hander was acceptable to diagnostic successful the games connected January 3 and 6 earlier the commencement of three-match ODI bid successful Vadodara connected January 11 but determination volition beryllium a precocious alteration arsenic the right-hander is present expected to get the indispensable clearances lone by January 9 - 2 days earlier the New Zealand bid starts and 3 days earlier knockouts of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. "There were a batch of affirmative developments arsenic helium batted successful Mumbai, went to CoE and was pushing himself to diagnostic successful the New Zealand ODIs.

There were indications of him playing the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches connected January 3 and 6 excessively but we person present been told that helium needs much clip and volition lone beryllium disposable from the knockout stages of the tournament," a MCA authoritative tracking developments tells TimesofIndia.com.

Iyer had already resumed grooming and regular gym work, and adjacent had a deed successful the nets a time earlier heading to the CoE connected December 25. He spent six days undergoing galore fielding, batting and fittingness drills astatine the facility, and volition proceed to beryllium determination for much fittingness work.The Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts are scheduled from January 12 - a time aft India play the archetypal ODI vs New Zealand - and Iyer is present improbable to marque the chopped for the past ODI bilateral earlier absorption shifts to the T20 World Cup successful India and Sri Lanka successful the months of February and March.