India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer endured one of the most frightening moments of his career last month when his oxygen level dropped to 50 for 10 minutes after suffering a severe on-field injury during the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 25. A source, while speaking to The Indian Express, revealed, he wasn’t able to stand properly. There was a complete black out around him and it took him some time to come back to normal.

The 30-year-old, attempting a diving catch to dismiss Alex Carey, sustained a blunt injury to his abdomen that resulted in a laceration of his spleen and internal bleeding. The situation turned critical within moments of the incident. BCCI stated,“The injury was promptly identified, and the bleeding was immediately arrested followi

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