Shreyas Iyer Cheats Death: Out of ICU After Spleen Laceration Scare in Sydney

This special report focuses on the health of Indian ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer following a severe injury in Sydney. Iyer suffered a lacerated spleen during the third ODI against Australia, leading to internal bleeding and admission to an ICU. BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla told India Today that 'everything is fine, he's medically stable. But he'll be there for seven or eight days more in the hospital.' Iyer sustained the impact injury after taking a diving catch and was immediately hospitalised after showing signs of extreme distress in the dressing room. Medical experts have described spleen injuries as potentially life-threatening. While Iyer is now out of the ICU and in a general ward, his participation in the upcoming home series against South Africa is in doubt.