• Home
  • Cricket News
  • Shreyas Iyers Injury Turns Serious Internal Bleeding Leads To Icu Admission In Sydney

Shreyas Iyer’s injury turns serious: Internal bleeding leads to ICU admission in Sydney

Rajgeeta Yadav

Shreyas Iyer gets injured during Australia vs India 3rd ODI [Source: AFP]Shreyas Iyer gets injured during Australia vs India 3rd ODI [Source: AFP]

In a shocking development for Indian fans, ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to the ICU of a Sydney hospital after a serious injury during the third ODI against Australia. According to reports, Iyer has been in intensive care for the past two days as doctors monitor his recovery from a life-threatening internal injury.

The incident happened when Iyer took a brilliant running catch to dismiss Alex Carey. While completing the catch, he fell awkwardly on his left rib cage, which caused severe pain. Soon after returning to the dressing room, his condition worsened, and medical staff quickly took him to the hospital. Doctors later confirmed that he had dangerously low vitals and was suffering from internal bleeding, which made the situation critical.

A source told PTI that after medical scans, doctors found internal bleeding near his ribs. As a result, he was immediately admitted to the ICU for close observation. 

“He will stay under watch for anywhere between two to seven days, depending on how quickly the bleeding stops and if there’s any risk of infection,” the source added.

BCCI provides latest update on Shreyas Iyer's injury

While, in the latest development, BCCI provided major update on Shreyas Iyer's injury.

"Scans have revealed a laceration injury to the spleen. He is under treatment, medically stable, and recovering well. The BCCI Medical Team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, is closely monitoring his injury status. The Indian Team Doctor will remain in Sydney with Shreyas to evaluate his day-to-day progress," BCCI's stated in a press release.

The 30-year-old batsman, who has been focusing mainly on ODI cricket after taking a break from Test matches due to a back problem, has been in good form. He scored 61 runs in the second ODI in Adelaide and was just 83 runs short of reaching 3000 ODI runs before this injury.

Notably, India’s next ODI series is scheduled against South Africa starting November 30 in Ranchi, but it is still uncertain whether Iyer will recover in time to play.