Mumbai, Jan 17, Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management," it said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajat Patidar, who is yet to make his debut, has been named as Iyer's replacement in the ODI squad for the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Iyer played in all the matches in the recently-concluded series against Sri Lanka, scoring 28, 28 and 38 batting at No. 4. He is India's second-highest run-scorer in ODIs since 2022, after Shubman Gill, scoring 818 at an average of 51.12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 28-year-old also played a starring role in India's Test series win over Bangladesh in December last year, scoring 87 and 29* at Mirpur to help India win the deciding game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India play the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad on January 18 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's updated ODI squad against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India play the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad on January 18 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n