New Delhi: Star batter Shreyas Iyer, who was ruled out of the first Test due to a lower back injury, is doubtful for the second Test against Australia scheduled for February 17th in Delhi.
Iyer is reported to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for rehab and it is unlikely the team management will risk playing him directly in a Test match.
India and Australia will play the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium from Friday and it is to be seen if Iyer is able to join the team.
India will also miss the services of left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat, who was earlier released to play the Ranji Trophy final for Saurashtra against Bengal, slated for February 16th in Kolkata.
Meanwhile, India is unlikely to make a change to their winning XI for the second Test.
As per latest reports, ace seamer Mitchell Starc will be roped into the XI while their head coach Andrew McDonald sounded confident with the inclusion of left-arm orthodox Matthew Kuhnemann into the side too.
