I was in excruciating pain: Shreyas Iyer gives details about injury

With less than sixty days remaining until the upcoming ODI World Cup, Team India has received a significant boost with the announcement that Shreyas Iyer has been declared fit to rejoin the national side.

The middle-order batsman has been included in India’s roster for the Asia Cup, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar has indicated that this core unit is likely to remain for the World Cup as well.

Iyer is making his comeback following an extended period of injury recovery, during which he was absent for crucial events such as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, IPL, and the World Test Championship final. In his first interaction after being named in the Asia Cup squad, Iyer expressed his excitement about his return and extended gratitude to his teammates for their support.

He went on to provide details about the injury that kept him out of action since March. Iyer revealed that he had a slip disc, which was putting pressure on his nerves and causing pain that extended all the way down to his little toe.

Recalling the ordeal, which he described as dreadful, Iyer mentioned the excruciating pain that compelled him to take injections in order to continue playing.

“I had this nerve compression. Basically a slip disc, which was compressing the nerve and the pain was going all the way down to the bottom of my tiny toe. It was horrendous at that point of time and I was in excruciating pain.

“I had this issue for a while but I was taking injections and I was going through various routes to see that I am steady and playing many more matches but it reached a saturation point where I realized that now I have to get a surgery. The physios and the experts told me that it is important that you go under the knife and get this done with,” said Iyer in an interview to BCCI.tv.

Following his surgery, Shreyas Iyer spent three weeks in London under the observation of doctors to track his recovery progress. Subsequently, he was transferred to the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Iyer revealed that he experienced persistent pain for a duration of three months after the surgery before it gradually began to diminish.

“Post surgery I was there for three weeks in London, because the doctor had to check the progress over a period of time. So after three weeks, he was happy and he asked me to come back and then the physios to cover at NCA. It was a roller coaster ride to be honest.”

“The pain was there until three months. And then after that it started subsiding. But at the same time the physios were focused on getting the range back of my hamstring, glutes, and everything,” he said.