Cricket injuries seem to have become far too common in the game. A 24-year-old Tamil cricketer died after being hit by a cricket ball in the chest on Sunday..
The Manipay Parish Sports Club announced on Wednesday that the British Tamil cricketer Bavalan Pathmanathan was batting at Long Ditton in Surrey when he was struck by the ball. He collapsed immediately afterwards on the pitch. Let’s take a look at 18 other of the most awful on-field cricket injuries, some of which were even fatal.
In the 2004 Champions Trophy semifinal, Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s bouncer felled the great West Indies batsman Brian Lara.
Gary Kirsten was well-set and batting on 55. He attempted to hook Shoaib Akhtar but missed it. The ball smashed Kirsten’s cheek.
Ricky Ponting was one of the world’s best backfoot players. There are not many occasions where fast bowlers bounced him out. In the 2005 Ashes, Steve Harmison beat Ponting for pace as the Australian captain missed the hook shot. The ball thudded on to Ponting’s helmet and there was a cut on his face.
This was one of the worst accidents on the cricket field. In the 1999 Galle Test, Mahela Jayawardene top-edged Collin Miller and the ball was in the air. Steve Waugh from short fine-leg and Jason Gillespie from deep square-leg ran towards the ball. The fall fell in between the two but Waugh and Gillespie collided which resulted in the former breaking his nose and the latter breaking his leg.
In the 1992 Wellington Test, Lawrence’s patella bone shattered in the middle of his delivery stride. The injury literally ended his career and he had to retire at 29.
Ricky Ponting was one of the world’s best backfoot players. There are not many occasions where fast bowlers bounced him out. In the 2005 Ashes, Steve Harmison beat Ponting for pace as the Australian captain missed the hook shot. The ball thudded on to Ponting’s helmet and there was a cut on his face.
This was one of the worst accidents on the cricket field. In the 1999 Galle Test, Mahela Jayawardene top-edged Collin Miller and the ball was in the air. Steve Waugh from short fine-leg and Jason Gillespie from deep square-leg ran towards the ball. The fall fell in between the two but Waugh and Gillespie collided which resulted in the former breaking his nose and the latter breaking his leg.
In the 1992 Wellington Test, Lawrence’s patella bone shattered in the middle of his delivery stride. The injury literally ended his career and he had to retire at 29.
Mark Boucher didn’t put on his helmet while keeping to leg-spinner Imran Tahir. When Tahir dismissed one of thebatsmen bowled, the ball hit Boucher’s left eye. The retina was damaged which ended Boucher’s promising 15-year international career
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