Overview
- Iyer shared a beach photo on November 10, thanking well‑wishers and signaling progress in his recovery.
- He suffered a lacerated spleen with internal bleeding from a diving catch in the third ODI at the SCG, and the bleeding was controlled with a minor procedure.
- Iyer received urgent care in Sydney, was admitted to the ICU, was overseen by Dr Kouroush Haghigi with input from Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, and was discharged on November 1.
- The BCCI says he will be out for at least two months, with reports indicating a possible three‑month absence, and he was left out of the South Africa Tests starting November 14 in Kolkata.
- Apollo surgeon Dr Anshuman Kaushal explained that low‑grade spleen injuries may allow a return in about six weeks, while high‑grade cases can require three to four months.