MUMBAI: India batter Shreyas Iyer, who was ruled out of the ongoing ODI series between India and Australia due to a recurring lower back injury, is likely to be out of action for the next 4-5 months as he is likely to undergo a back surgery, TOI has learnt.
Iyer could thus miss not just the upcoming edition of the IPL, where he leads the Kolkata Knight Riders, but also the World Test Championship final at the Oval in June. He could thus be in a race to return to action in time for the ODI World Cup in India in October-November.
