India batsman Shreyas Iyer is set to undergo a surgery on April 8 for his shoulder injury which had ruled him out of the last two ODIs against England and the entire IPL.
The 26-year old Iyer had suffered the injury during the first ODI when he dived on a drive hit by Jonny Bairstow off pacer Shardul Thakur.
He looked in tremendous pain as he left the field clutching his shoulder.
“Shreyas will get operated on April 8 for his shoulder injury,” a source in the know of things said.
Iyer is likely to be out of action for a minimum of four months. He had signed up with Lancashire but now is unlikely to play for the English county side in their one-day tournament starting on July 23.
“You know what they say, the greater the setback, the stronger the comeback. I shall be back soon,” Iyer had tweeted last week.