NEW DELHI: In an unlucky flip of occasions, Pakistan middle-order batter Agha Salman suffered a nasty damage on his face whereas batting in opposition to India in the course of the Asia Cup Tremendous 4 match in Colombo on Monday.
Salman acquired hit whereas making an attempt a paddle-sweep because the ball hit his proper cheek, slightly below the attention.
The incident happened on the ultimate ball of the twenty first over when Ravindra Jadeja bowled a fuller size supply. Salman, who was carrying a cap and never a helmet, tried to information the ball to fine-leg however acquired the highest fringe of his bat. The ball then hit Salman straight on the cheek and the minimize was immediately seen.
As Salman began to bleed, keeper KL Rahul was fast to examine on him whereas the Pakistan workforce physio rushed to the center.
Salman acquired hit whereas making an attempt a paddle-sweep because the ball hit his proper cheek, slightly below the attention.
The incident happened on the ultimate ball of the twenty first over when Ravindra Jadeja bowled a fuller size supply. Salman, who was carrying a cap and never a helmet, tried to information the ball to fine-leg however acquired the highest fringe of his bat. The ball then hit Salman straight on the cheek and the minimize was immediately seen.
As Salman began to bleed, keeper KL Rahul was fast to examine on him whereas the Pakistan workforce physio rushed to the center.
The physio thankfully managed to cease the bleeding and patched up the minimize as Salman resumed batting with a little bit of swelling underneath his proper eye.
Submit the damage, Salman did placed on the helmet however his keep within the center did not final lengthy as Kuldeep Yadav acquired him for 23 within the twenty fourth over.
