<p>Shreyas Iyer is all set to join the Indian Test squad for the second Test against Australia to be held here from February 17.</p>.<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a press release on Tuesday, stating that the middle-order bat has successfully completed his rehabilitation process for a back injury at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, and has been cleared by BCCI’s medical team.</p>.<p>Shreyas had missed India’s limited-overs series against New Zealand last month. </p>.<p>Iyer’s return means Jaydev Unadkat has already been released from the squad to play the Ranji Trophy final between Saurashtra and Bengal. More significantly, Suryakumar Yadav’s fate as a Test player hangs in the balance yet again. </p>.<p>Suryakumar made his debut last week against Australia in Nagpur because India needed a middle-order bat to accelerate the scoring. He came up with eight runs in the first innings in India’s innings and a 132-run win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener. </p>.<p>With Shreyas back, it would not come as a surprise if Suryakumar returns to warming the bench. </p>.<p>Squad for second Test: Rohit Sharma (capt), K L Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav. </p>
<p>Shreyas Iyer is all set to join the Indian Test squad for the second Test against Australia to be held here from February 17.</p>.<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a press release on Tuesday, stating that the middle-order bat has successfully completed his rehabilitation process for a back injury at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, and has been cleared by BCCI’s medical team.</p>.<p>Shreyas had missed India’s limited-overs series against New Zealand last month. </p>.<p>Iyer’s return means Jaydev Unadkat has already been released from the squad to play the Ranji Trophy final between Saurashtra and Bengal. More significantly, Suryakumar Yadav’s fate as a Test player hangs in the balance yet again. </p>.<p>Suryakumar made his debut last week against Australia in Nagpur because India needed a middle-order bat to accelerate the scoring. He came up with eight runs in the first innings in India’s innings and a 132-run win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener. </p>.<p>With Shreyas back, it would not come as a surprise if Suryakumar returns to warming the bench. </p>.<p>Squad for second Test: Rohit Sharma (capt), K L Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav. </p>
