In what can be sad news for Indian cricket fans, middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the remainder of the England ODI series being played in the MCA Stadium in Pune, Maharashtra.

Shreyas Iyer had hurt his left shoulder while diving for a ball and was seen in immediate pain, clutching his shoulder. He was helped out of the field by Indian team medics and taken for scans. BCCI had also released an update on his condition, as he didn’t take the field again.

“Shreyas Iyer subluxated his left shoulder in the 8th over while fielding. He has been taken for further scans and won’t take any further part in the game,” BCCI had tweeted.

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It seems that the injury is far worse than actually thought as ESPNCricinfo reported that the Mumbai batsman has been ruled out of the remaining two ODIs against England to be played on March 26 and 28 in Pune.

It has also been reported that he has suffered a labrum tear on his left shoulder and will require surgery, putting him out of contention for 3-4 months.

ESPNCricinfo further added that Shreyas Iyer will also miss atleast the first half of the upcoming IPL 2021 edition, where he is supposed to lead the Delhi Capitals (DC) team.

DC had made it to their maiden IPL final in IPL 2020, with Iyer making more than 500 runs in the edition. It will be a big blow for DC, missing their leader for atleast half of the IPL 14.

(ESPNCricinfo inputs)