India, March 2 -- The biggest argument surrounding Shreyas Iyer's absence from Ranji Trophy action after being dropped from the Indian Test side during the series against England, which cost him the BCCI contract, was his back injury. While the board did not reveal any reason behind Iyer being removed from the Indian team, reports revealed that Iyer did not turn up for Mumbai's next few Ranji Trophy games owing to a back spasm. The confusion, however, arose with the National Cricket Academy declaring him fit, leading to the BCCI selection committee fuming at Iyer as the middle-order batter was later spotted at Kolkata Knight Riders Academy in Mumbai. However, a fresh report from the KKR camp revealed a different story.

Speaking to Revspo...