India, Jan. 14 -- India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer opened up about the spleen injury he sustained during the ODI series in Australia last year, an incident that sidelined him from competitive cricket for several weeks. The injury occurred during the third ODI in Sydney in October, when Iyer suffered a spleen laceration that led to internal bleeding. Promoted as India's ODI vice-captain for the series, Iyer was visibly in distress as he left the field in severe pain. He was subsequently admitted to a hospital in Australia, where he remained under medical observation for a couple of days before beginning his recovery.

Ahead of the second ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday, Iyer reflected on the seriousness of the spleen injury he suffered...