India, Oct. 27 -- India's ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a hospital in Sydney after suffering internal bleeding resulting from a rib-cage injury, which he sustained during the third and final ODI game of the recently concluded series against Australia. Iyer injured his left rib cage after taking a brilliant catch while running backwards from backward point to dismiss Alex Carey, forcing him to leave the field for treatment. Given the nature of the injury, the star batter's parents have applied for an urgent visa to join their son in Sydney, according to multiple media reports.

According to a report in the PTI, Iyer had fainted after he was helped to the dressing room on Saturday, and his vi...