Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 3 (ANI): Dr Sarthak Patnaik, the founder of Sports Science India, spoke on Indian batter Shreyas Iyer's spleen injury, saying that it could take him two to three months to make a return to competitive cricket.

Iyer sustained a serious injury to his spleen after landing awkwardly on his left side during the third ODI against Australia at Sydney while taking a remarkable catch to dismiss Alex Carey.

Iyer looked in excruciating pain as he was taken off the field with help of support staff. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) later confirmed that Shreyas sustained a blunt injury to his abdomen, resulting in a laceration of his spleen with internal bleeding. The 31-year-old was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and was later discharged.

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