IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals suffered major blow, Shreyas Iyer out of IPL
Shreyas Iyer also pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting on 9 April due to a shoulder ligament tear in the opening ODI against England. This has been confirmed by Delhi Capitals. Parth Jindal, co-owner of Delhi Capitals, has confirmed this. Partha Jindal tweeted and wrote that our captain Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the entire IPL due to injury. Hope he gets well soon. Believe that he will come back stronger. India needs him in the T20 World Cup.
Absolutely devastated and gutted for our skipper @ShreyasIyer15 – stay strong captain – hope for a very quick recovery. Have full faith that you will come back even stronger from this. India needs you in the T20 World Cup. @DelhiCapitals @BCCI
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) March 25, 2021
However, the BCCI has not given an official statement regarding this. But according to the information about his injury in the scan, he may have surgery. In his first ODI match, he suffered an injury to his left shoulder while fending off Beairstow’s stroke while fielding.