On Sunday, August 27, the Indian squad, which is presently at a training camp at Alur ahead of the Asia Cup 2023, close to Bengaluru, had a break. Nevertheless, some involved claim that the current course of events has been satisfying, especially for Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who are returning after a significant injury break. On Monday, the camp is scheduled to reopen.
After days of rumors about Rahul’s readiness to keep wickets, it is now clear that the 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has started his “keeping duties after recovering from a thigh operation and a three-month absence.
While his capability to bat was unquestioned, there were reservations about his ability to keep wickets. The selectors decided to add Sanju Samson as a traveling reserve as a result of this uncertainty. Rahul nevertheless appears to be progressing.
Cricbuzz report on Monday stated that the day before the squad leaves for Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup, he will take on additional wicket-keeping duties. He appears to be ready to keep wickets during the Asia Cup, especially in the later matches.
Shreyas Iyer Speaks About His Recovery From Back Injury
Meanwhile, Iyer revealed that he underwent excruciating pain in his back and is now glad to be back with the Indian team, surrounded by happy faces.
“I’m feeling ecstatic to join the team and see happy faces all around. I’m thrilled to be back. To be precise, I had this nerve compression, basically a slipped disc which was compressing the nerve and the pain was going all the way down to the bottom of my tiny toe. Excruciating pain, I wasn’t able to express myself properly about what I’m going through.
After the injury, I was hospitalized for two days. After that, I went back home. I gave myself rest for almost 10 days. Post surgery, I was there for three weeks in London. Because the doctor had to check the progress over a period of time,” Iyer told BCCI.
“Gradually, as we started doing some running sessions, the first running session was extremely tough. See, for me, it is important right now to be in the present and do my routines right. I don’t want to think about what is going to happen beyond and what has happened in the past. So, happy to be here right now and embracing each and every moment,” he added.
India will play Pakistan on September 2nd in Kandy, Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup 2023 opening match.