India batsman Shreyas Iyer has been discharged from a hospital in Sydney on Saturday after receiving treatment for a spleen laceration sustained during the third one-day international against Australia last week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed.
The 30-year-old suffered the injury while attempting to take a catch to dismiss Alex Carey, clutching his side in pain after tumbling to the turf. According to the BCCI, Iyer sustained a blunt injury to his abdomen, which caused a laceration of the spleen accompanied by internal bleeding.
“The injury was promptly identified, and the bleeding was immediately arrested following a minor procedure. He has undergone appropriate medical management,” the BCCI said in a statement.
“The BCCI medical team, along with specialists in Sydney and India, are pleased with his recovery, and he has been discharged from the hospital today,” the statement added.
