New Delhi, Oct 27: India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to a hospital in Sydney and placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after suffering internal bleeding caused by a rib cage injury sustained during the third ODI against Australia.

Iyer, 30, injured himself while taking a diving catch to dismiss Alex Carey on Saturday. He was rushed to the hospital soon after returning to the dressing room, where scans revealed a laceration to his spleen.

In a statement, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said:

“Shreyas Iyer sustained an impact injury to his left lower rib cage region… Scans have revealed a laceration injury to the spleen. He is medically stable and recovering well.”

The board added that its medical team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and

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