Umpire Naseem Sheikh Dies On The Ground After Suffering Heart Attack

Oct 9, 2019 at 12:15 PM

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Umpire Naseem Sheikh Dies On The Ground After Suffering Heart Attack

Umpire Naseem Sheikh died on the ground while umpiring for the club-level tournament match. He was a renowned face in local Pakistan cricket. Naseem died on Monday (7th October) because of a heart attack.

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He was umpiring in a match of a lawyers’ tournament at the TMC Ground in Karachi. Suddenly he suffered from a heart attack and was sent to the hospital. Later, he was declared dead on arrival.

“He fell down while supervising the match. He was rushed in an ambulance to a nearby hospital but expired on the way,” a match organiser said.

Naseem was 56-year old and was the butcher by profession. He loved cricket so he followed his passion. He started umpiring some time ago. Naseem was a heart patient and had undergone an angiography earlier this year.

Other such cases of umpire’s death

Umpire, Naseem Sheikh, heart attack

The common reason for umpire death is that he is hit by a ball on the field which led to his death. This year a similar case came forward when umpire died after hitting the ball. Umpire John Williams died after he was struck by the ball on the head. He was umpiring Pembrokeshire League game between Pembroke and Narberth on July 13th. In 2014, Umpire Hillel Oscar also died after being hit by a ball which had just been struck by a batsman.

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It is sad when these incidents took place in the cricket ground. Cricket is the game which entertains everyone but when such incident takes place it makes woeful. A cricketer has also died after the ball struck his head. The Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was injured during batting in the field. A ball struck his head and he became unconscious. He was admitted to the hospital but died after two days. Such incidents disturb everyone.

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