The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has provided a positive report about Shreyas Iyer’s health after the India ODI vice-captain fell injured in the last match against Australia in Sydney last week. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia affirmed that Iyer’s recovery is going better than expected, stating that the batter’s situation remains stable and that he has been transferred from the ICU.

Busting earlier media rumors, Saikia made it clear that Iyer had not been operated upon, as indicated by some reports, but was subject to a non-surgical medical intervention in an effort to stem internal bleeding.

The incident happened on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) after Iyer forward-dived while making a difficult catch to get rid of Alex Carey. In the process, he received an im

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