Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer has been discharged from Sydney hospital after receiving treatment for a spleen laceration during the third one-day international against Australia, the cricket board (BCCI) said on Saturday.
Iyer was injured last week while making a catch to dismiss Alex Carey, clutching his side and wincing in pain after falling to the turf.
The BCCI said the 30-year-old man suffered a blunt force injury to his abdomen, resulting in a laceration of his spleen with internal bleeding, in a condition that Indian media reported was life-threatening.
“The injury was quickly identified and the bleeding was stopped immediately after a minor procedure. He has undergone appropriate medical treatment,” the BCCI said in a statement.
“The BCCI medical team, along with specialists from Sydney and India, are pleased with his recovery and he has been discharged from the hospital today.”
Iyer will remain in Sydney for follow-up consultations and will return home once he is cleared to fly.
“We spoke to him,” Twenty20 captain Suryakumar Yadav told reporters last week ahead of India’s five-match Twenty20 series against Australia.
“When we heard about his injury, I called him. Then I realized that Shreyas didn’t have his phone and called our physiotherapist, Kamlesh Jain, who told us that he was stable.
“He looks good (now). We have been in contact for two days, he is responding. If he can respond on the phone, then he is stable.”
