In a horrendous turn of events on the cricket field, young and promising Pakistani batsman, Zubair Ahmed, reportedly died on the field after being hit by a bouncer. According to sources, Zubair Ahmed was playing a club cricket match on 14th August, Pakistan’s Independence Day, when he was hit on the head by a bouncer and sadly passed away. On the same day, even David Warner was hit on the head, but he survived the horror, as per source. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared the news on their official Twitter handle. PCB posted a picture of Zubair Ahmed and captioned: “ Tragic death of Zubair Ahmed is another reminder that safety gear i.e. helmet must be worn at all times. Our sympathies with Zubair’s family.”
This is not the first time an event of this sought has taken place and if ICC does not take quick cognizance, it could happen in the future as well. This is grave for cricket as a whole.
The brimming cricketer’s death reminds us of the Australian batsman Phil Hughes accident, who died under similar circumstances. Hughes lost his life his neck was hit by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 November 2014.
Here’s how Twitter mourned the sudden, unfortunate death of the cricketer. Most of the tweeted wished his soul rests in peace.
May Allah bless his soul
— mahnoor tariq (@mahnoor_1996) August 16, 2017
Rest in peace…
— Biba Sandhu (@biba_sandhu) August 16, 2017
RIP
— zarah kazmi (@ZarahKazmi) August 16, 2017
Rest In Peace!!!
— Nouman Shafique (@nomiii3462) August 16, 2017
RIP young soul
— Sports Freak (@sportsfreakORG) August 16, 2017
May Allah bless him…
— Innocent_ns (@innocent_ns) August 16, 2017
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— ____ ________ (@anishausawi) August 16, 2017
REST IN PEACE
— #Khattak __ (@IAMsheheryaar) August 16, 2017
#ZubairAhmed young #cricketer From mardan #KPK received a short pitch delivery hit upon his head and died during match #ICC #Cricket #PCB pic.twitter.com/4ooW0hNJoS
— shakir Abbasi (@ShakirAbbasi22) August 15, 2017
oops #ZubairAhmed https://t.co/xQqFJsy2iB
— NAADIA (@nadiah_awan) February 3, 2017
It is high time ICC takes a closer look at this incident and make the necessary adjustments so that such tragedies can be averted in the future.
