Sydney, Oct 27 (UNI) Indian batter Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Sydney hospital after suffering a life-threatening injury during the third One Day International against Australia.
Iyer sustained the injury while fielding when he dived backward to take a spectacular catch to dismiss Alex Carey. The impact caused a serious injury below his left rib cage, leading to internal bleeding and dangerously low body vitals.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) medical team acted swiftly after Iyer’s vital parameters fluctuated upon his return to the dressing room and he was rushed to a nearby hospital
“Shreyas Iyer sustained an injury to his left rib cage while fielding. He has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation and assessment of his injury,” BCCI said in a statement on X.
The 30-year-old will likely stay in a Sydney hospital for about a week before doctors consider him fit to return to India.
