India national cricket team middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about taking a break from 'red-ball cricket' for some time due to back stiffness and fatigue issues, as per a report. This is not the first time the star batter has reported his back issue to BCCI. Last year, the right-handed batter missed the India vs England Test at home due to a back injury. For those unversed, Iyer's name was surrounded in controversy after he informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he would not be available for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match.

However, Nitin Patel, then head of sports science and medicine at the National Cricket Academy, in an email to BCCI selectors, said that Iyer has no fresh injury reports and he is fit. This l

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