India national cricket team vice-captain Shreyas Iyer sustained a spleen injury while attempting to take a catch during the third ODI against the Australia national cricket team in Sydney. After taking the catch, the Indian star looked in pain and was immediately taken off the field. Later, Iyer was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. The injury, which was believed to be a rib cage issue, turned out to be more serious, and Iyer was admitted to the ICU. BCCI later provided a health update. Iyer's initial scans revealed a laceration injury to the spleen, which prompted Iyer's admission to the ICU in a Sydney hospital.

In the next update, BCCI stated that Iyer sustained a blunt injury to his abdomen, resulting in internal bleeding, and treatment has been done to eliminate the threa

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