It is very important to wear safety equipment in cricket. Many such incidents have happened on the cricket field in which players have suffered serious injuries due to being hit by the ball. At the same time, some have even lost their lives due to being hit by the ball. For this reason, players are advised to avoid carelessness. In the year 1998 also, a painful accident happened in the middle of the field with an Indian player. Team India player also lost his life in this accident.

This Indian player lost his life due to being hit by the ball

Today is the birthday of former Team India cricketer Raman Lamba.

Raman Lamba, born on 2 January 1960 in Meerut, is the same player who died after being hit on the head by a ball during a match. Cricket fans will hardly be able to forget the painful accident that happened to him on the cricket field. When he met with an accident in February 1998, the entire cricket world was immersed in an atmosphere of sadness. Actually, Raman Lamba was seriously injured due to a sharp shot of a batsman hitting his head and then he lost the battle of life.

While Raman's debut on the cricket field was brilliant, his end was very scary.

In 1998, Lamba was fielding at forward short leg in a club cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was without a helmet, during this time the powerful shot of batsman Mehraab Hussain hit him directly on his head. After which he was admitted to Post Graduate Hospital in Dhaka. But after 3 days of treatment, he died on 23 February 1998. Before this incident, his captain Khalid Masood had also advised him to wear a helmet, but he had refused. As soon as the ball hit his head, Lamba fell on the field and his words were, I am dead, man.

Raman Lamba's international career

Raman Lamba played 4 Tests and 32 ODIs for India in his international career.

Lamba, who played for Delhi in domestic cricket, started his international career on 7 September 1986 with an ODI against Australia in Jaipur. At the same time, he played his first Test against Sri Lanka in 1986 itself. During this period, he had scored 102 runs with the help of 1 half-century in the test. On the other hand, in ODI he scored 783 runs at an average of 27.00, which included 6 half-centuries and 1 century.

Lamba, who played for Delhi in domestic cricket, started his international career on 7 September 1986 with an ODI against Australia in Jaipur. At the same time, he played his first Test against Sri Lanka in 1986 itself. During this period, he had scored 102 runs with the help of 1 half-century in the test. On the other hand, in ODI he scored 783 runs at an average of 27.00, which included 6 half-centuries and 1 century.