Sachin Tendulkar urged all batsmen to wear a helmet while batting and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make it a compulsory rule in professional cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar cited the example of Vijay Shankar’s recent incident who was hit on the head during a match between Hyderabad and Punjab in IPL 2020.
Sachin Tendulkar Cites Example Of All Rounder Vijay Shankar Avoiding Nasty Injury
SRH all-rounder Vijay Shankar was, fortunately, wearing a helmet which saved him from suffering a nasty head injury while the ball thrown struck him.
Former India and Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday highlights the importance of helmets in professional cricket in all three formats by citing the example of Vijay Shankar’s injury during an Indian Premier League 2020 match between SunRisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab.
SunRisers Hyderabad all-rounder Vijay Shankar avoided being injured during Match 43 on October 24 when he received a blow on the head while trying to manage a quick single. He would have been seriously hurt if he had not worn a helmet while batting.
The game has become faster but is it getting safer?
Recently we witnessed an incident which could’ve been nasty.
Be it a spinner or pacer, wearing a HELMET should be MANDATORY for batsmen at professional levels.
Request @icc to take this up on priority.https://t.co/7jErL3af0m
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 3, 2020
Sachin Tendulkar mentioned the incident in his tweet as he urged all batsmen to wear a helmet at professional levels. He also urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to prioritize the matter seriously.
Vijay Shankar, however, was probably ruled out of the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury. He may become the third SRH player to be ruled out of IPL 2020 after Mitchell Marsh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
The incident happened after Vijay Shankar injured his hamstring while bowling his second over against the Delhi Capitals. He was seen clutching his hamstring after delivering the fifth ball of the 12th over after which he was attended by the medical team.
Phillip Hughes Passed Away After Receiving Head Injury
Safety norms and rules regarding head injuries were changed after the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, who suffered a fatal blow on the head while batting in a Sheffield Shield match on November 25, 2014, after missing a bouncer from Sean Abbott. The batsman had played 26 Tests and 25 ODIs for Australia before the fatal injury.
Phillip Hughes tragically passed away 2 days after suffering the injury in a hospital in Sydney at the age of 25 three days before his 26th birthday. The incident brought about sweeping changes in cricket from a new helmet design, with clip-on neck guards on the back, to concussion substitutes in international as well as domestic cricket.