Shreyas Iyer, India’s ODI vice-captain, was taken to a hospital in Sydney and put in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a short time after suffering a serious, life-threatening abdominal injury during the third and final One-Day International (ODI) against Australia on Saturday.
Iyer got hurt while making an amazing catch to get rid of Alex Carey at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The Indian hitter hurt his left rib cage while catching the ball and falling to the ground. This caused internal bleeding.
BCCI Confirms Spleen Laceration
After the injury, Iyer was quickly taken to the dressing room and then sent to the hospital for scans.
A BCCI press release on Monday confirmed how serious the injury was:
Details of the injury: “Shreyas Iyer hurt his left lower rib cage region when he hit something…”He was transferred to the hospital for more tests. Scans show that the spleen has been cut.
The statement went on to say that Iyer “is under treatment, medically stable, and recovering well.”
Medical Monitoring: “The BCCI Medical Team is constantly watching his injury status with the help of experts in Sydney and India. The Indian Team Doctor will stay in Sydney with Shreyas to check on his progress every day.
Doctor’s Email Gives Credit to the Medical Team on the Ground
On Sunday, Dainik Jagran published a story saying that Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, a well-known doctor who is the head of the ICC Medical Committee, the BCCI Medical Panel, and the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Centre for Sports Medicine, looked over Iyer’s medical papers that were delivered from Sydney. Dr. Pardiwala has already been in charge of the high-profile treatments of cricketers Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah.
Dr. Pardiwala is said to have issued the BCCI a four-point email after reading the reports. The last point praised the BCCI medical personnel for stepping in at the right moment.
The most important fourth item of the email was, “Last but not least, congratulations to the medical team on the ground.” You saved a life by diagnosing it quickly and taking action right away.
Iyer fell down and his vital signs dropped.
A PTI story on Monday gave more information, saying that Iyer’s health had quickly gotten worse after he came back from the field.
“The team doctor and physio didn’t want to take any chances, so they transported him to the hospital right away. “Things are stable now, but it could have been fatal,” a source told the news agency. They also said that Iyer “collapsed after returning from the field,” and his vital signs dropped to dangerously low levels. People said that the BCCI medical team’s quick action helped him get better.
Later on Monday evening, Cricbuzz said that the Indian batter was no longer in danger and had been moved out of the ICU. He has friends in Sydney who are with him, and plans are being made for a family member to come from Mumbai to be with him.