During the match, the ball hit the head of a Team India player, he died 3 days later, the accident happened due to this mistake
It is very important to wear safety equipment in cricket. Many such incidents have happened on the cricket field so far in which players have suffered serious injuries due to being hit by the ball. At the same time, some have even lost their lives due to being hit by the ball. This is why players are advised to avoid carelessness. In the year 1998 also, a painful accident happened with an Indian player in the middle of the field. In this accident, a player of Team India also lost his life.
This Indian player lost his life because of being hit by a ball
Today is the birthday of former Team India cricketer Raman Lamba. Born on 2 January 1960 in Meerut, Raman Lamba is the same player who died due to a ball hitting his head during a match. Cricket fans will hardly ever forget the tragic accident that happened to him on the cricket field. When he became a victim of the accident in February 1998, the entire cricket world was plunged into an atmosphere of mourning. Actually, Raman Lamba was seriously injured due to a batsman's fast shot hitting his head and then lost the battle of life.
Raman's start on the cricket field was quite spectacular but his end was very scary. In 1998, in a club cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Lamba was fielding at forward short leg. He was without a helmet, during this time a powerful shot of batsman Mehrab Hussain hit him directly on the head. After which he was admitted to the Post Graduate Hospital in Dhaka. But after 3 days of treatment, he died on 23 February 1998. Before this incident, his captain Khalid Masood had also advised him to wear a helmet, but he refused. As soon as the ball hit his head, Lamba fell on the ground and his words were I am dead yaar.
International Career of Raman Lamba
Raman Lamba played 4 Tests and 32 ODIs for India in his international career. Lamba, who played for Delhi in domestic cricket, started his international career with an ODI against Australia in Jaipur on 7 September 1986. He played his first Test against Sri Lanka in 1986. During this time, he scored 102 runs with the help of 1 half-century in Tests. On the other hand, in ODIs, he scored 783 runs at an average of 27.00, which included 6 half-centuries and 1 century.