Tuesday, 7 July 2015

British Tamil batsman Bavalan Pathmanathan dies after being struck on the chest by a ball

New Delhi: A 24-year-old cricketer died after being struck on the chest by cricket ball during a local league match in Surrey, reports said.   Bavalan Pathmanathan was batting for Manipay Parish Sports Club in the British Tamil League on Sunday.   He was airlifted to the hospital but was declared dead when admitted.   According to a report from the Guardian, a spokesman from South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed they had attended the ground at around 7pm. “We were called to Windmill Lane, Long Ditton, to reports that a man in his 20s had been injured by a cricket ball striking his chest.   “We sent an ambulance and two cars to the scene along with an ambulance from the London Ambulance Service and the air ambulance also. The man was treated at the scene and then taken to Kingston hospital in a life-threatening condition.”   In November last year,  25-year-old Australai cricketer Philip Hughes, who represented the national team in 26...

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