Suryakumar Yadav Reveals Having Chat With Shreyas Iyer At Hospital After Injury

Suryakumar Yadav shares that he had a talk with Shreyas Iyer after his injury at the hospital and he was looking fine.

Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer is showing positive signs of recovery after suffering a severe internal injury described in media reports as life-threatening. The middle-order batter was hospitalized when his vital signs dropped dangerously following a heavy fall while fielding in the third ODI against Australia.

Scans confirmed a lacerated spleen causing internal bleeding, necessitating immediate care in the Intensive Care Unit. He has since been moved from the ICU and is now in a stable condition, according to India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav.

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Suryakumar provided a reassuring update on his teammate’s health, confirming that Iyer is now responsive and communicating.

“We spoke to him,” Surya told reporters on Tuesday. “When we got to know about his injury, I called him. Then I realised that Shreyas doesn’t have his phone on him, and I called our physio Kamlesh Jain, who told us that he’s stable.”

“(About how he was on the) First day, I can’t say much, but he’s looking good (now). We’ve been in touch for two days, and he’s been replying. If he’s able to reply on the phone, then he’s stable,” he added.

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The captain revealed that the team initially underestimated the severity of the incident, only realizing the gravity later.

“See, we’re not the doctors. When we saw it from the outside, it appeared he was normal after taking the catch. Only those who were there (with him on the field) can say (how bad the injury was). After going into the dressing room, they realised he will need more care. Then he was rushed to a specialist who revealed what has happened.”

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While the situation is improving, Iyer will remain under medical observation for a few more days. Suryakumar concluded with a touch of humour, noting, “Doctors and physios said it was an unfortunate injury; this is quite rare. Shreyas is also a rare talent. Rare incidents happen with rare talent.”