 "Shreyas Iyer fitness KKR vs SRH playing 11 for IPL 2024")
Shreyas Iyer, who participated in the inter-squad match of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday, March 19, might not be available to play the opener of the team against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, March 23 at the Eden Gardens.
Iyer, who was injured during the final of the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 between Mumbai and Vidarbha, has not recovered fully from his back spasm. Even during the India vs England Test series, Iyer was released from the team due to injury.
The clarity on Shreyas' injury is yet to be determined and if he does not play, it might lead to changes in the KKR side. Nitish Rana, the vice-captain could take charge of the team.
For Iyer, IPL 2024 is going to be very crucial as he is facing an uphill task of retaining his place in the Indian side. Already out of the Test set-up, an under-performing IPL might lead to his ouster from the limited overs team as well.
For Iyer, IPL 2024 is going to be very crucial as he is facing an uphill task of retaining his place in the Indian side. Already out of the Test set-up, an under-performing IPL might lead to his ouster from the limited overs team as well.
Kolkata Knight Riders playing 11 for the match against SRH
KKR would be looking at Iyer as their sheet anchor around whom the team plays. However, if he fails to play in the first match, someone like Manish Pandey would come into the picture as a like-for-like replacement.
The team would also look at Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Suyyash Sharma as two impact players depending on whether they are bowling or batting.
Kolkata Knight Riders playing 11
Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy,
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma/ Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Check Indian Premier League 2024 full schedule here
Check Indian Premier League 2024 full schedule here
