Shreyas Iyer gives update on injury: ‘Getting better, every passing day’

On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had provided a second update on Iyer’s health, saying that the batter had “sustained a blunt injury to his abdomen, resulting in a laceration of his spleen with internal bleeding.”

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In a statement attributed to BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia, BCCI noted: “The injury was promptly identified, and the bleeding was immediately arrested. His (Iyer’s) condition is now stable, and he continues to be under observation. A repeat scan done on Tuesday, 28th October, has shown significant improvement, and Shreyas is on the road to recovery. The BCCI Medical Team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, will continue to monitor his progress.”

In his press conference before the first T20I, India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav was asked about the injury to Iyer.

“We are not doctors. When we saw from outside, when the catch was taken (by Shreyas), it looked like it was normal. But none of us were there, only those who were there can tell what actually happened. So they said after going inside it was felt you will have to pay good attention (to him). Then he was rushed to the specialist, and we were told about what happened. After that we talked to him, when he was talking normally, we felt that it is a little better now, because doctors and physios told us that it was an unfortunate incident, which happens rarely. But sometimes rare incidents happened to rare talent,” Yadav said.

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