Windies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite’s killer bouncer video has gone viral on the internet. In the video, Brathwaite bowled a massive bouncer to a batsman who tried to slog it for a big hit but missed it completely. There was clear daylight between bat and ball. The ball ended up hitting the batsman, who was not wearing a helmet. He collapsed on his crease in a few seconds.
Usually, the bowler walks up to the batsman when something like this happens. However, Brathwaite seemed as if he could not care less. The 29-year-old turned back and started walking towards the start of his run-up. The batsman is at fault for not wearing the essential protective gear, a helmet.
Here’s the video of the incident –
After watching the video, we dug a little deep to know when this incident happened. According to eurosport.com, the video is 8 years old. The Caribbean all-rounder played in Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup. In the semi-final, he hit a Donemana batsman in the head with a threatening bouncer.
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In the same match, he picked up four wickets and helped his team, Leinster reach the final which they won. He took 12 wickets in the competition at 9.16 and hit 140 runs at 35 in five innings.
Brathwaite made his debut two years after the incident at the age of 23 years. He rose to fame with a match-winning innings in the ICC World T20 Cup 2016 final by hitting 4 sixes in a row against England off Ben Stokes bowling at the Eden Gardens.
