Back in Action, Shreyas Iyer Set to Boost India's Middle Order in Second Test
Shreyas Iyer is making a return to the Indian cricket team after a back injury ruled him out of the New Zealand ODIs
The BCCI has confirmed that Iyer has completed his rehab at the National Cricket Academy and has been cleared by the medical team.
Iyer's absence from the first Test gave Suryakumar Yadav an opportunity in the middle-order, but he failed to perform as well as Iyer did in his debut.
Iyer is a regular feature in India's playing XI and has emerged as a vital cog in the middle-order in Test and 50-over formats.
Iyer has played seven Tests, scoring 624 runs, including 80-plus knocks in both matches of India's last Test series against Bangladesh in December 2019
Iyer will join the squad in New Delhi ahead of the second Test of the Mastercard Australia tour of India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Iyer's return will tempt the management to give him a chance in the middle-order, but it's unclear who will face the axe if that happens.
Jaydev Unadkat was released from the squad ahead of the second Test to play in the Ranji Trophy finals for Saurashtra.
India won the first Test against Australia by an innings and 132 runs and will look to carry forward the momentum in the second Test, while Australia will hope for a change in fortune.