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India's Iyer taken to hospital after fielding injury
- On October 25, India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer was admitted to a Sydney ICU after internal bleeding from a rib-cage injury in the third ODI.
- After an awkward landing taking a running catch to dismiss Alex Carey, Iyer sustained an impact to his left lower rib cage and the team doctor and physio rushed him to hospital immediately.
- Scans showed a spleen laceration, and the BCCI Medical Team with specialists in Sydney and India report Iyer is medically stable and will remain under observation for two to seven days.
- Iyer will remain in Sydney despite the ODI series ending Saturday, is not part of the five-match T20I series starting Wednesday, and his three-week recovery estimate is now uncertain.
- BCCI credited its medical team's swift action for stabilising Iyer, the Indian team doctor will remain in Sydney to monitor progress, and officials warned it `could have been fatal`.
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