Barely three months or so after the tragic and heart rending news of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes losing his battle for life after being felled by a bouncer; here comes the news of a teenaged Pakistani cricketer losing his life under similar circumstances.........
According to Pakistan Cricket Control Board (PCB) sources 18 year old Zeeshan Mohammed died on the field due to a massive cardiac arrest after being struck on the chest by a rising delivery during the course of a domestic cricket match being played between two club sides in Karachi......
Doctors at the Orangi Town General Hospital pronounced Zeeshan dead on arrival after he was rushed to the said medical facility mere minutes after being felled by a delivery delivered by a marauding pacer from the opposing team........
Doctor Samad; CEO of the afore mentioned hospital candidly admitted that Zeeshan was declared dead on arrival as all efforts made to resuscitate him came to a naught and opined that the blow received by the budding cricketer on his chest caused a massive cardiac arrest that led to his untimely and premature demise........
What is even more tragic is the fact that this incident comes a mere three or months or so after dashing Australian middle order batsman Phillip Hughes was felled down by a bouncer delivered by Sean Abbott during the course of a domestic Sheffield Shield Match.......
These incidents have yet again raised a cacophony about banning bouncers and re-designing protective equipment; but one wonders whether the absence of a sound and efficacious technique contributed in no small measure to these two instances.........
According to Pakistan Cricket Control Board (PCB) sources 18 year old Zeeshan Mohammed died on the field due to a massive cardiac arrest after being struck on the chest by a rising delivery during the course of a domestic cricket match being played between two club sides in Karachi......
Doctors at the Orangi Town General Hospital pronounced Zeeshan dead on arrival after he was rushed to the said medical facility mere minutes after being felled by a delivery delivered by a marauding pacer from the opposing team........
Doctor Samad; CEO of the afore mentioned hospital candidly admitted that Zeeshan was declared dead on arrival as all efforts made to resuscitate him came to a naught and opined that the blow received by the budding cricketer on his chest caused a massive cardiac arrest that led to his untimely and premature demise........
What is even more tragic is the fact that this incident comes a mere three or months or so after dashing Australian middle order batsman Phillip Hughes was felled down by a bouncer delivered by Sean Abbott during the course of a domestic Sheffield Shield Match.......
These incidents have yet again raised a cacophony about banning bouncers and re-designing protective equipment; but one wonders whether the absence of a sound and efficacious technique contributed in no small measure to these two instances.........
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