Meet the doctors who have led Shreyas Iyer's recovery after nasty fall in Sydney

India's ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit in a Sydney hospital and is now in stable condition after suffering a ruptured spleen and rib cage injury during the third match against Australia, the BCCI announced on Tuesday.

Iyer sustained the injury while attempting to catch Alex Carey off Harshit Rana's bowling. He initially walked off the field with the physio’s assistance, but his condition worsened as his vital parameters dropped, leading to immediate hospitalization.



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BCCI’s head of medical services, Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, and team doctor Rizwan Khan are monitoring Shreyas' progress.

It is understood that Dr. Pardiwala is in Mumbai and is constantly in touch with Dr. Rizwan, who stayed back with Shreyas in Sydney.

Dr. Pardiwala praised the on-field medical staff for their quick response that helped prevent a potentially critical situation.

Medical tests revealed internal bleeding from a lacerated spleen, requiring his admission to the ICU for close monitoring.

“The injury was promptly identified, and the bleeding was immediately arrested. His condition is now stable, and he continues to be under observation. A repeat scan done on Tuesday, October 28, has shown significant improvement, and Shreyas is on the road to recovery,” the BCCI statement said.

“The BCCI Medical Team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, will continue to monitor his progress,” the statement added.

India T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav commented on Iyer’s improving health in Canberra. “Now see, we are not doctors. When we saw from outside, when the catch was taken, it looked like it was normal,” he said.

“But none of us were there. Only those who were there can tell what actually happened. They said after going inside it was felt that he needed good attention. Then he was rushed to the specialist, and we were told what had happened,” Yadav continued.

“After that, we talked to him. When he was talking normally, we felt that it was a little better now because doctors and physios told us that it was an unfortunate incident, which happens rarely. But sometimes rare incidents happen to rare talent,” he added.

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