If there is one player in the Indian team who is undercooked as far as preparation for the World Cup is concerned, it is Shreyas Iyer. He has been battling a back injury for almost five months and even after a successful surgery in London in April, the subsequent rehab at National Cricket Academy (NCA) Bangalore and being declared fit on the eve of the team selection for the Asia Cup as well as World Cup, things are still not very rosy as far as his fitness is concerned.  

After playing in two Asia Cup Group matches against Pakistan and Nepal in Pallekele, he suffered a back spasm and missed Super 4s matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo. That was not at all good news for the team management. He was replaced by Rahul just before the toss against Pakistan and when India played Sri Lanka, he did not even come to the ground.