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Star India batter Shreyas Iyer gave a mighty scare to the Indian cricket fans as he picked up a fresh injury just ahead of the Super 4 clash vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023. The 28-year-old suffered a back spasm just a few minutes before the toss and had to be replaced by KL Rahul, who shone on his comeback with a magnificent hundred. Iyer also didn\u2019t travel with the team the next day for the match against Sri Lanka as he was advised to rest by the BCCI medical team.<\/span><\/p>\n However, just ahead of India\u2019s next Super 4 game vs Bangladesh on Friday, September 15, Iyer took part in an optional practice session on Thursday in Colombo. During the entire session, the Mumbai-born batter showed no signs of discomfort while batting for around 105 minutes and played both off the front foot and back foot with ease. <\/span><\/p>\n According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, apart from Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav<\/a><\/strong> and Tilka Varma were the other players attending the practice session. Varma was even seen bowling off spin to Ravindra Jadeja under the supervision of bowling coach Paras Mhambrey. Notably, Varma was also a part of the Indian U-19 team in 2020 in South Africa which was coached by Mhambrey.<\/span><\/p>\n