Overview
- Iyer posted a beach photo on Instagram on November 10, thanking supporters and calling the sun “great therapy” in his first public update since the injury.
- He suffered a lacerated spleen with internal bleeding during the October 25 ODI at the SCG and underwent a minor procedure, with a hospital stay that included time in the ICU.
- The BCCI said he was discharged on November 1 and remains under medical supervision as he continues recovery and follow-up care.
- Board and selection-committee sources indicate he is unlikely to be ready for the three-match ODI series against South Africa starting November 30, with no plans to rush a return.
- Media reports citing board sources say his oxygen level briefly dropped to about 50 and he experienced a blackout after the on-field incident, underscoring the severity of the episode.