India’s Shreyas Iyer takes a catch to dismiss of Australia’s Alex Carey throughout One Day Worldwide in Sydney Cricket Floor, Australia on October 25, 2025.— Reuters
Indian vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital in Sydney after he suffered a laceration harm to his spleen through the third ODI towards Australia, Indian media reported.
Based on a press release issued by the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), Iyer sustained an influence harm to his left decrease rib cage area whereas fielding through the match on October 25.
He was instantly taken to a hospital in Sydney for additional analysis. “Scans have revealed a laceration injury to the spleen. He is under treatment, medically stable, and recovering well,” it said.
“The BCCI Medical Team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, is closely monitoring his injury status. The Indian Team Doctor will remain in Sydney with Shreyas to evaluate his day-to-day progress,” it added.
The incident occurred when Iyer took an excellent working catch to dismiss Alex Carey off Harshit Rana’s bowling, sprinting again from backward level.
Nevertheless, he landed awkwardly, injuring his rib cage within the course of. Iyer was visibly in ache, clutching his aspect earlier than being assisted off the sector by medical workers.
Earlier than the harm, Iyer had scored 11 and 61 within the first two ODIs, each of which India misplaced.
The guests, nevertheless, bounced again strongly to clinch a nine-wicket victory within the last ODI, courtesy of a Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli masterclass, although Australia gained the sequence 2–1.
Iyer has not been included in India’s squad for the five-match T20I sequence towards Australia, set to start on October 29, and his availability for the upcoming ODI sequence towards South Africa — beginning November 30 — stays unsure relying on his restoration progress.
