Phillip Hughes collapsed face-first to the ground during a Sheffield Shield game after a Sean Abbott bouncer hit him at the base of the skull.
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West Bengal’s under-19 cricketer Ankit Keshri died in Kolkata on 20 April, 2015, three days after sustaining a head injury in an on-field accident.
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Former Indian captain Nari Contractor (R) took a blow at the back of his skull during a match against West Indies in 1961.
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During a test match in 1986, England’s right-hand batsman Mike Gatting’s (R) nose was shattered by a delivery from West Indies fast bowler Malcolm Marshall.
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He received an untimely setback when he was injured on his right eye while keeping to Anil Kumble during the Asia Cup match in Dhaka in the year 2000.
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South African cricketer Mark Boucher suffered a serious eye injury on 9 July 2012, after being struck on his left eye by a bail.
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