Australia cricketer fighting for life after horror neck injury amid India T20I series
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A 17-year-old Australian cricketer is fighting for his life after being struck on the neck by a ball during a local T20 game in Melbourne. The youngster was hit in the nets before the start of the game and suffered a critical injury.
Australian cricket has seen another major low, as one of their young cricketers has suffered a freak injury during the net session of a match. The incident has drawn comparisons to the tragic 2014 accident that took away the life of former Australian international cricket player Phil Hughes.
Similarly, Hughes was struck by a bouncer near his medulla oblongata as he batted for South Australia against New South Wales during a Sheffield Shield game at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Life-threatening injury for a young Australian cricketer
A 17-year-old Australian cricketer is currently fighting for his life after being struck on the neck by a ball during a local T20 game, which was played on Tuesday evening at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The incident unfolded as the cricketer at the Wally Tew Reserve during a Ferntree Gully match was hit around the neck at 5 pm.
As the player fell to the ground after the nasty blow, the people standing around quickly rushed to the cricketer's aid, and were followed by the paramedics. He was then rushed to the Monash Medical Center, and since then, he has remained under life support.
The match was abandoned after the Australian cricketer suffered a critical injury
After Shreyas Iyer, this marked the second such freak injury in Australia, but this is further serious as he has been constantly put under life support, as reported by 7News, an Australian local news center in Melbourne.
This incident led to the match being canceled, and both Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria, alongside the two clubs involved in the game, have shown support for the player and the officials.
This remains to be observed if the youngster is able to pull through the tragic incident, and a huge controversy would erupt once again over the safety measures taken in the game.
India's first T20I against Australia was called off due to rain
India began their campaign in the shortest format of the game in the capital city of Canberra in Australia. The Indians made a convincing start to their campaign, with the Indian captain and the vice-captain putting forward a splendid partnership of 62 runs in 35 balls.
Suryakumar looked in some stunning form alongside Shubman Gill. SKY looked in great touch after a long time, and so did Gill after having missed out on runs during the ODI tour. However, Rain had some other plans for the Men in Blue, as the match was called off with less than 10 overs being bowled at Canberra.
Firstly, a revised DLS score of 71 was in the buzz if the Indian team doesn't come out to bat any further. However, the match officials had to call off the game eventually, as the rain never looked to stop. The second T20I will be played on Friday, the 31st of October.
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