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During the first day of the fourth Test match against England at Wankhede Stadium, Australian umpire Paul Reiffel was hit on the head by a loopy throw from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was standing at the deep-backward position resulting in him (Reiffel) walking off the ground.

On the second ball of the 49th over, debutant Keaton Jennings glanced one to the square-leg position of Ravichandran Ashwin, extracting a single, when Bhuvneshwar from the deep throw’s a ball which eventually hit the back of the head of umpire Reiffel. Reacting simultaneously, the 50-year-old fell down as the medical staff was rushed onto the field.

The play was on halt for a while, as the umpire was taken off the field for treatment. Not really a regular sight to watch on the field, shuffling of umpires was done post that. Third umpire Marais Erasmus, who was welcomed to a huge ovation, rushed on to the ground as a substitute for Paul Reiffel.

Here’s have a look at the video.

Gautam Sodhi

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