This happens to be a very sad news that yesterday, a young man died in UP after being hit by a bouncer. 16 years old Anurag Singh was playing cricket with friends in Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh when a bouncer from a fellow bowler hit him on the neck. He fell down on the field and was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctor declared him brought dead.
Only last week on 25th of Jan very, in a similar incedent,18 year old Zeeshan Mohammed of Karachi died after being hit by a bouncer in his chest. He was also rushed to hospital but Doctors declared him as brought dead.
Earlier on 28th December, another young lad, Ram Chandra Rankit Suthar, from Karanpur of Vallabnagar of Udaipur died when he was also hit by a bouncer in his neck, while playing in a local tournament. In this case, he was wearing a helmet but the injury proved fatal.
Perhaps this is the far reaching impact of unfortunate death of Phillips Hughes, an Australian cricketer who recently died in Australia after being hit by a bouncer of his fellow cricketer Sean Abbott. The whole world had shown a unique solidarity in paying heartfelt tribute to Hughes.
After the death of Hughes, the media is giving preference to cover such incidents. In any case, an awareness drive has to be launched through media wherein all the cricketers, especially those coming from rural background are required be advised to wear quality protective gear.