India, March 21 -- Shreyas Iyer has revealed the extent of the physical toll his serious injury took on him, saying he lost around 7 kgs during recovery and had to work hard to rebuild himself before returning to competitive cricket. The Punjab Kings had suffered a spleen injury during India's ODI tour of Australia in October 2025, an episode that kept him out for weeks and forced a long recovery before he could resume cricket.

Speaking ahead of the new IPL season, Iyer described how demanding that period had been. "It's always challenging to come back after an injury. I had lost around 7kgs due to the injury, it was a severe one. Thankfully, I was back in good shape after two months. But gaining those 7 kgs back took a lot of effort. I ...