Ravindra Jadeja batted forward of Iyer on the third day, and whereas that wasn’t uncommon – India typically use the left-handed Jadeja to interrupt up a largely right-handed high order – Iyer did not come out to bat even when Jadeja was dismissed on the fourth morning. As an alternative, wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat walked in at No. 6. After that, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami walked out to accomplice Virat Kohli,, who was the ninth – and final – batter dismissed, for 186, as India took a 91-run lead.
The BCCI despatched out this assertion shortly after Bharat got here to the crease: “Shreyas Iyer complained of ache in his decrease again following the third day’s play. He has gone for scans and the BCCI Medical Workforce is monitoring him.”
ESPNcricinfo understands Iyer was not current on the floor at any level on Sunday.
After this Check match, Iyer’s subsequent task is to captain Kolkata Knight Riders within the IPL, which begins on March 31. Knight Riders are scheduled to play their first match of the event on April 1, in opposition to Punjab Kings in Mohali.
