All eyes are on the ODI squad against New Zealand, it remains to be seen whether vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is included in the team or not. BCCI can announce the squad on Saturday. Before this, a big update has come on Iyer’s fitness.

Shreyas Iyer is currently rehabbing at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. He was injured while fielding on the Australia tour. He fell while taking a catch and suffered internal injuries and internal bleeding. He was also out of the 3-match ODI series against South Africa, now fans are hoping that he will return from the ODI series against New Zealand.

Update on Shreyas Iyer’s fitness

According to the report, Shreyas Iyer has successfully completed his first match simulation session at BCCI’s Center of Excellence. He will do another similar session on January 5. If he passes it, the COE medical team will give him the necessary clearance to play domestic and international cricket.”

Shreyas Iyer impressed with his batting during the Australia tour. In the last match of the series, he got injured while fielding, at that time it appeared to be a normal injury but the scan revealed internal bleeding. After this he was admitted to a hospital in Sydney.

The first ODI against New Zealand will be played on 11 January. The second ODI will be held on 14th and the third match will be held on 18th January. That means, if the squad is announced on January 3, then Shreyas Iyer can be included, but BCCI will make it clear that the final decision on his playing will depend on the medical report.

shreyas iyer career

Talking about Iyer’s international career, he scored 811, 2917 and 1104 runs for India in 14 Tests, 73 ODIs and 51 T20 matches respectively. He has scored 5 centuries in ODI and 1 century in Test. Iyer is the captain of Punjab Kings in IPL 2026. Under his captaincy, he took Punjab to the final last year. The update regarding Iyer is also good news for Punjab.

Cricket cooperation has added a new dimension to the deep and centuries -old historical relations between India and Nepal, which connects the youth of both countries through a common passion for cricket. Under this cooperation, the Government of India is helping Nepal to improve cricket talent and provide training opportunities to Nepali cricketers in India.

In the last two years, the Government of India and BCCI have worked closely with the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) in this effort. Highlighting India’s commitment, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar met representatives of Nepal’s men’s national cricket team and CAN in January 2024 and apprised India’s support for the development of cricket in Nepal.

In collaboration with the Government of India, the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bangalore, the ICC Men will host the training camp of Nepal’s men’s national cricket team from August 20 to September 4, 2025 for the preparation of the ICC Men T20 World Cup qualifier in Oman in October 2025. The Government of India had earlier supported the training of Nepal’s National men’s cricket team at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bangalore in August 2024.

Nepal participated in a triangular T20 practice tournament against teams of Baroda and Gujarat Cricket Association in April 2024 before the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup to be held in June 2024. The Government of India supported the practice tournament in Nepal’s Under-19 teams and Delhi and District Cricket Association team in March 2025 to assist Nepal in preparation for the ICC Under-19 World Cup qualifier.

Nepal’s women’s national cricket team attended a preparation camp held in April-May 2025 in Delhi to prepare for the ICC Women’s Asia World Cup qualifier to be held in Thailand in May 2025. Nepal reached the final of the qualifier. In July 2025, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu supported three promising under-19 cricketers of Nepal for a month-long professional training program in Bhopal.

Even in the past, the Government of India has taken initiative to support cricket in Nepal. In 2013, a bus was gifted to Nepal Cricket Board (Can). In October 2023, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, B.P. The Koirala India-Nepal Foundation and a public sector undertaking of the Government of India, presented professional sports equipment to Nepal’s men’s national cricket team through SJVN Limited.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi first made headlines due to his young age, but when he showed his game in IPL 2025, people came to know why Rajasthan played such a big bet on him. Of course, Rajasthan could not make a place in the playoffs but Suryavanshi’s personal performance was excellent. He has been included in the under-19 team going to England. Before going there, this 14 -year -old player played another stormy innings in India.

Vaibhav was bought by Rajasthan for Rs 1.1 crore, then he was only 13 years old. After this, when he made his IPL debut, he became 14. He was hit by hitting a six on his first IPL ball, but his real skill came to light when he hit a record century in 35 balls. This century against Gujarat is the fastest century in IPL history by any Indian. Earlier this record was in the name of Yusuf Pathan, who scored a century in 37 balls.

Vaibhav played a stormy innings before going to England

After batting brilliantly in the IPL, he was selected in the Under-19 team going to England. He is not in a rest mood after the IPL, he is currently included in the Under-19 training camp at BCCI’s Center of Excellence. He is preparing for the upcoming tour. In a match played amidst the preparations, Vaibhav beat the bowlers a lot, he hit a total of 8 sixes by this red ball match.

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– Mohid Khan (@Mohidkhan1619) June 1, 2025

India’s senior men’s cricket team will play a 5 -match Test series in England from June 20, which will be captain Shubman Gill. At the same time, the Indian Under-19 team will also go to England, which will play a 50-over warm-up match on June 24. This will be followed by the 5-match ODI series and two multi-day matches.

U-19 squad going on England tour

Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihan Malhotra, Maulyaraj Singh Chavda, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Harvansh Singh (wicketkeeper), RS Ambareesh, Kanishka Chauhan, Khilon Patel, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghendra, Mohammed Enan, Aditya Rana, Anamolit Singh

Standby player: Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Vedanta Trivedi, Option Tiwari, ornate Rapol (wicketkeeper).