Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer is now stable after suffering a horrific on-field injury during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney on Saturday that led to internal bleeding and emergency care in ICU.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!The 30-year-old suffered a laceration to his spleen when he lunged forward to tackle Alex Carey. What first appeared to be a rib injury soon turned serious when Iyer’s vitals plummeted in the dressing room, prompting an immediate rush to Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital. Doctors later confirmed that he had suffered a blunt force trauma to the abdomen that caused a ruptured spleen and internal bleeding.
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The BCCI confirmed the diagnosis in a statement on Tuesday: “The injury was immediately identified and the bleeding stopped immediately. His condition is now stable and he remains under observation. A repeat scan on October 28 showed significant improvement. The BCCI medical team will continue to monitor his progress in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India.”Iyer’s condition was initially life-threatening and sources revealed that his blood pressure had dropped to an “alarmingly low level” before doctors quickly intervened to stop the bleeding. He was taken to the ICU and underwent a non-surgical medical procedure to stop the bleeding.BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told TOI that Iyer’s recovery was faster than expected.“Shreyas is much, much better. His recovery was much faster than the doctors expected. He didn’t have surgery but another procedure. He is stable, out of ICU, walking and eating normally,” Saikia confirmed.The BCCI is also arranging for Iyer’s sister Shresta Iyer to travel to Sydney to be by his side. Medical representative of the board, Dr. Rizwan Khan, continues to oversee his treatment.Giving an update from Canberra, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav said: “We spoke to him the first day we found out. He was responding to messages and talking normally, which means he is fine. The doctors there are taking good care of him.”Medical experts describe a splenic laceration as a delicate and potentially fatal injury, as the spleen is one of the most heavily perfused organs in the body. Internal bleeding can be serious, so prompt diagnosis and control is critical.Iyer, who has scored 496 runs in 11 ODIs this year, is expected to remain under observation for at least a week and could miss the upcoming ODI series in India starting on November 30.But for now, cricket fans can breathe a sigh of relief – Shreyas Iyer’s vital signs are stable, the bleeding is under control and his recovery in Sydney is progressing well.
