MUMBAI: Team India batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the forthcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury.
Shreyas will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management. Meanwhile, the All-India Senior Selection Committee has selected Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer, the The Board of Control for Cricket in India.said in a statement.
India play the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad on January 18.
India's updated ODI squad against New Zealand team as follows: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohemmed Shami, Mohemmed Siraj, Umran Malik.
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