“He’s been made a scapegoat”- Netizens feel sorry as despite playing World Cup by taking painkillers, Shreyas Iyer snubbed by BCCI

Shreyas Iyer also made chair of selectors Ajit Agarkar "furious" by heading to Kolkata Knight Riders Academy for training.

“He’s been made a scapegoat”- Netizens feel sorry as despite playing World Cup by taking painkillers, Shreyas Iyer snubbed by BCCI

Shreyas Iyer (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Just a few months ago, Shreyas Iyer scored 500-plus runs in the 2023 ODI World Cup and a few days ago, he was dropped from the annual center contract list for 2023-24. He faced punishment, along with
Ishan Kishan for not listening to Jay Shah’s order to participate in the Ranji Trophy.

After the announcement of the list, reports came out that Iyer would play in the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai. According to RevSportz, Iyer informed the management about his recurring back spasms after the conclusion of the second Test in Vizag against England.

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As he underperformed in the first two Tests, he was dropped from the team. Amid controversy around Kishan for his reluctance to play in the Ranji Trophy, Iyer was asked to feature in the Ranji quarter-final. However, due to the pain, he informed Mumbai chief selector Raju Kulkarni that he would not be able to join the team.

The report by RevSportz further stated that Iyer did not report to the National Cricket Academy. As a consequence, the NCA head of sports science and medicine, Nitin Patel, wrote in an email to Kulkarni that Iyer was fit.

Netizens slam BCCI for not considering Shreyas Iyer’s case before making the big decision

Shreyas Iyer also made chair of selectors Ajit Agarkar “furious” by heading to Kolkata Knight Riders Academy for training after withdrawing from the Ranji Trophy quarter-final. This was why Iyer was dropped from the central contract list. As the netizens learned about the full story, they felt bad that miscommunication led to the contract snub.

Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Check out fans’ reactions:

https://twitter.com/Babu_K_08/status/1763819822532493820
https://twitter.com/marcu3799/status/1763849701701640682

The report further stated that Iyer withdrew from the Indian Premier League 2023 to undergo surgery on his back so that he could play in the 2023 ODI World Cup. And despite the surgery, he played the entire World Cup by taking painkillers.

The person further questioned why KL Rahul went to London for treatment of his quadriceps pain instead of turning up at the NCA. He also asked when was the last time Rahul played a Ranji Trophy match.

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