Injury scare for Shreyas Iyer: Batter gets hit on wrist; will he miss IPL matches?
Shreyas Iyer gave an update on his wrist injury after Punjab Kings’ win over Gujarat Titans and praised debutant Cooper Connolly for his knock that helped the team complete the chase despite a late collapse. Connolly scored an unbeaten 72 off 44 balls to guide Punjab Kings to a three-wicket win in their IPL opener at Mullanpur. The injury scare happened during the chase of 163.
In the 12th over, Iyer was at the non-striker’s end when Connolly hit a shot off Rashid Khan. Iyer did not get time to move away and the ball struck his wrist. He fell to the ground in pain, drawing concern from the team management and dugout.
Head coach Ricky Ponting and the support staff watched closely as the physio attended to Iyer. He later returned to bat but was dismissed off the next ball he faced. Speaking after the match, Iyer said, "All I can say about the hand is that it is nice, same as it was before, I do not want to jinx anything.
I just want to stay positive, and hopefully everything comes all right,” Iyer said. He also spoke about Connolly’s innings. "Cooper has got a great mindset and hope he continues his form.
I have seen him play for Australia. Some of the shots he played were surreal to watch, especially the one off Rashid. " Iyer said the team stayed calm after losing wickets in quick succession.