Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the entirety of IPL 2021 as per a report in a cricket website, ESPNCricinfo. The Capitals will announce the new skipper by the next week. Iyer suffered a subluxation in his left shoulder in the first ODI between India and England at Pune.
Iyer, 26, thanked his fans for their prayers for his speedy recovery. The India middle-order batsmen tweeted, “I’ve been reading your messages and have been overwhelmed by all the outpouring of love and support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone. You know what they say, the greater the setback, the stronger the comeback. I shall be back soon.”
The Mumbai born had recently announced his tie-up with English county Lancashire for the Royal One Day Cup, but that also seems doubtful now that Iyer would be out of action for at least three months.
Earlier today, Parth Jindal, the co-owner of Delhi Capitals also wished his skipper a speedy recovery, calling him an important part of Team India’s 2021 T20 World Cup campaign.
“Absolutely devastated and gutted for our skipper @ShreyasIyer15- stay strong captain - hope for a very quick recovery. Have full faith that you will come back even stronger from this. India needs you in the T20 World Cup. @DelhiCapitals @BCCI,” Jindal had tweeted.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has only confirmed that Iyer has been ruled out of the remaining two games of the ODI series.