Cricket has been one of the best games ever played with a lot of fan following. But is it getting too dangerous despite all the protective measures? Have the companies failed to provide with the best of protective equipment? Well possibly yes! No one can deny the fact that despite it being protective, their are some loop holes. The entire world recently witnessed the death of one of the shining stars, Phillip Hughes from Australia. One bouncer from Sean Abbott costed his life. The nerve got damaged and blood was accumulated in his brain but the one major reason was just that one red ball that caused all this to happen. His death was still fresh in our minds before we got news of another death in Mumbai on cricket field, where Ratnakar More, Tata Tower's cricketer who died while playing a club match.
If we look at the past then we will find heaps of cricket who died and the reason behind was cricket. The idea is not to blame cricket but top put a question mark on companies providing cricket gears. May it be Mark Boucher loosing eye or loss of life of Proteas' Darryn, Pakistani Wasim Raja and Zulfiqar Bhatti, Richard from England, Raman Lamba on India and many others have died on cricket field and it is not only the batsmen but also the umpires who are not save. Alcwyn Jenkins was umpiring in a club match where he was struck on his head by a throw from one of the fielder which led to his death which also brings a new discussion in cricketing world that not only players but umpires should also be provided with protective equipments. The reason to write this is not to discourage cricket but to improve the equipment that are currently not 100% safe.
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-Muhammad Nauman Akbani
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