Shreyas Iyer Out Of ICU But Health Still ‘Delicate’

India-West News Desk

NEW DELHI- India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit at a Sydney hospital following a laceration injury to his spleen, sustained during the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 26.

According to NDTV, Iyer was admitted after he fainted in the dressing room with alarmingly low vital signs. Scans later revealed internal bleeding from a rib cage impact that led to a spleen laceration. “He’s being monitored for infection and is expected to remain in hospital for about a week,” a source told NDTV, adding that his condition “remains delicate but stable.”

The Board of Control for Cricket on October 27 said, “Shreyas Iyer sustained an impact injury to his left lower rib cage region. Scans have revealed a laceration injury to the spleen. He is under treatment, medically stable, and recovering well.”

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the board’s medical team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, is “closely monitoring his progress,” and that the Indian team doctor will stay in Sydney to oversee Iyer’s daily evaluation.

The injury occurred while Iyer was fielding in the 33rd over of Australia’s innings. He sprinted back from backward point and launched himself full length to complete a tumbling catch off Harshit Rana’s delivery that dismissed wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey. The impact from the dive is believed to have caused the internal injury.

Cricbuzz reported that while Iyer is now out of danger, he did suffer internal bleeding from the impact. The Indian team doctor, Dr. Rizwan Khan, has been by his side since his hospitalization. “A few local friends have been keeping him company, and a family member may fly from Mumbai once visa formalities are complete,” the report added.

Family sources told IANS that Iyer’s parents, Rohini and Santosh Iyer, have applied for an emergency visa and are expected to travel to Sydney soon.

Medical experts will continue to assess Iyer over the coming days to determine his recovery path. For now, the Indian vice-captain is stable but under close observation.