Shreyas Iyer injury: What is spleen laceration? How dangerous can it be?

Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer suffered an ‘impact injury’ to his left rib cage during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney on Saturday (October 25), with scans revealing a laceration injury to the spleen. Reports say the mishap could have been fatal since it caused internal bleeding. While still in the hospital, Iyer is now out of danger