In what is a shockingly tragic news for the cricket
fraternity, a local cricketer in Kerala died after collapsing on the pitch
while taking his run-up to bowl a delivery. The cricketer, named Padmanabh, was
a 20-year-old cricketer hailing from Kerala and was playing in a local
tournament, where the incident was caught on camera.
The umpire was quick to react after the player collapsed,
but none of the players on the field had any idea about what had happened. By
the time he was taken to the hospital, he had already passed away to the shock
of everyone.
This is not the first time an event of this sort has
happened in the local circuit of India. Back in 2015, a Bengal cricket, Ankit
Kesari, died on the field after clashing with a team-mate while fielding and
subsequently succumbing to the head injuries that he suffered on impact.
In 2014, the death of Australian cricket, Phil Hughes, shook
the whole world as the talented Australian cricketer died after suffering from
fatal wounds on the pitch. Hughes was hit on the unprotected part of the head
and collapsed on the pitch.
He was quickly rushed to the hospital, where he underwent a
surgery. As a result, he was put into induced coma and died two later, having
never regained consciousness.
These incidents always leave a scar in the history of the
game. We can only hope that such cases never happen as cricket is a game meant
to exude joy, not pain and misery.
We at Cricfrenzy convey our condolences to Padmanabh’s family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
