Shreyas Iyer latest to join IPL casualty list

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New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils are all set for another blow as India’s Shreyas Iyer will miss the initial stages of IPL 10 due to chicken pox.

Iyer becames Delhi’s fourth casuality as Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy had opted out of the entire IPL due to injuries while, Angelo Mathews will miss the crucial first part of the season due to back injury.

The swashbuckling Iyer was a big hit for the franchise during the 2015 edition while 2016 was not that great.

However, the 2016-17 season had been an impressive one as he was the highest scorer for Mumbai in their Ranji Trophy campaign apart from scoring a double hundred against Australia in a warm-up game. He earned a maiden call up in the Test squad in place of Virat Kohli even though he did not make it to the final eleven.