Shreyas Iyer Injury Update: BCCI Confirms Internal Bleeding After Blunt Hit in ODI Match

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared complete details about Shreyas Iyer's injury that the batsman got in the third ODI match against Australia in Sydney. The BCCI official release said that Iyer had a blunt hit to his abdomen that caused a cut in his spleen and bleeding inside. However, Doctors stopped the bleeding right away, and BCCI said that his condition is stable now. Scans on Tuesday showed big progress, but experts in India and Australia keep checking him.

What exactly happened to Shreyas Iyer?

"Shreyas Iyer got a blunt hit to his belly, leading to a spleen cut with inside bleeding on 25th October in the third ODI against Australia," the note said. "The hit was spotted fast, and bleeding stopped at once. He is stable now and under watch.

A new scan on Tuesday, 28th October, shows much better results, and Shreyas is getting well. The BCCI Medical Team, with experts in Sydney and India, will keep watching him." India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav said he felt happy about Iyer's better health before the series start against Australia.

What did the captain say about the injury?

"Now, we are not doctors. From outside, when the catch was taken by Shreyas, it seemed normal," he said in Canberra. "But none of us were close, only those there know what went on. They said inside it needed real care. Then he went to the expert, and we learned what took place.

"After, we spoke to him, he talked normal, we felt it is better now, as doctors and physios said it was a bad rare event. But rare events hit rare players." It is known that BCCI's medical head, Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, told the board he praised the field medical team for quick and good work, which stopped a bad case.

What Did BCCI Say on Tuesday?

How is Iyer recovering now?

"God is on his side, he is getting well fast, doctors help him, BCCI gives full help, he will get better soon and we will take him home with us," Suryakumar said.