Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer was admitted to the ICU at a Sydney hospital and Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav said his condition is stable. He has also confirmed that he is in constant touch with Shreyas, who has been responding to messages from his teammates.
Shreyas Iyer was ruled out due to injury as he landed awkwardly, injuring his ribs, while running backwards towards backward point to take the catch of Alex Carey. The medical staff of the Indian team immediately ran to help Shreyas in taking him off the field.
It was reported that Shreyas did not suffer a bone fracture, but his spleen was lacerated, due to which he was admitted to the ICU in Sydney and kept under observation to recover from his internal bleeding.
Suryakumar Yadav provides latest update on Shreyas Iyer’s injury status
According to Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer’s condition is stable and he is out of danger. Speaking at the pre-match conference on Tuesday, the Indian T20I captain provided the latest update on Iyer’s injury.
When asked about updates on the player, the captain said that he is stable and responding to the test messages he was sending him. However, he revealed that Iyer is expected to remain under observation for a few more days.
“On the first day, when I got to know that he was injured, I called him. I got to know that he didn’t have his phone with him. So, I called the physio and he told me that he is stable. On the first day, you can’t be sure of anything,” Suryakumar Yadav said at the press conference.
Shreyas Iyer has been brought out of ICU
Shreyas Iyer has been brought out of the ICU as he has recovered from the injury and will probably be discharged soon to leave for India. However, despite being discharged from ICU, he has not been discharged from Sydney Hospital yet.
,I have been talking to him for the last two days and he is answering the phone. If he is responding it means he is stable. He is looking good; The doctor is with him. But he will remain under observation for the next few days. But he is responding, so it is good,” Suryakumar Yadav said ahead of the opening T20 match.
Gautam Gambhir backs Indian T20I captain amid lack of form
Gautam Gambhir has endorsed the Indian T20I captain’s ‘free-spirited’ off-field personality and said adopting this form of gameplay has given other youngsters in the team the freedom to play their own game.
On Monday, coach Gautam Gambhir supported the T20 captain. “To be honest, Surya’s batting form doesn’t worry me because we are committed to an ultra-aggressive template in our dressing room. When you adopt this philosophy, failures are inevitable,” he said during a discussion on JioHotstar.
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