NEW DELHI: Indian ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has finally been discharged from a Sydney hospital on November 1st, following a traumatic week that included several days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). His hospitalization was a result of a severe fall during the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Despite his discharge, Iyer will remain in Sydney for another “seven to ten days” to attend crucial follow-up consultations. During this period, his sister, Shreshta, will be by his side. It’s understood that the right-handed batsman needs this time to recover privately from the blunt abdominal injury he sustained, which caused a traumatic few days.
The medical team of the Indian cricket squad acted swiftly after his fall, but Iyer’s condition was critical upon arrival at the hospital. As previously reported, his vital signs plummeted to dangerous levels, and it took specialized treatment to stabilize him. There was a period when he was in the ICU due to internal bleeding that had not stopped, with only the Indian team doctor and a few friends in the city to support him.
After such an ordeal, Iyer’s priority is a complete physical and mental recovery, far from the public eye. He wishes to avoid any unnecessary attention and isn’t rushing his return flight to Mumbai.
Sources indicate that his return to cricket or immediate rehabilitation is not the current focus. All efforts are concentrated on ensuring his full well-being. The plans for his cricketing future will only be made once he is back home and fully recovered.
“It is very premature to put a date on his return or chart the way forward from here on. Physical and mental well-being is of utmost importance right now and everything else will happen once that is achieved. There is no question of talking or thinking about cricket at the moment. It will be highly insensitive to do that. He has had a major bout with back injury in the past and this hasn’t been a pleasant experience too,” stated a BCCI official.
The BCCI also issued a medical update, expressing profound gratitude to the medical professionals involved. Their statement read: “The BCCI extends its heartfelt gratitude to Dr Koroush Haghighi and his team in Sydney, along with Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala in India, for ensuring Shreyas received the best treatment for his injury. Shreyas will continue to stay in Sydney for his follow-up consultations and will return to India once he is deemed fit to fly.”