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Australia batsman David Warner was left "shaken up" after hitting a net bowler on the head with a powerful drive, captain Aaron Finch said.
His visibly concerned team-mates had to halt their practice session at The Oval while medics treated the bowler - understood to be a local cricketer named Jaykishan Plaha.
He was taken to hospital as a precaution after receiving treatment.
Defending champions Australia face India in a World Cup match on Sunday.
"The net bowler has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure because it was a head injury," International Cricket Council venue manager Michael Gibson told reporters.
"He was conscious and smiling as he was taken off."
Finch added: "Dave is obviously pretty shaken up. The young guy is in pretty good spirits at the moment. He has obviously been taken to the hospital to be assessed that everything is OK.
"It was a pretty decent hit, so hopefully everything goes well for the youngster and he is up and running shortly."
In 2014, Warner, 32, who returned to playing international cricket in April after a year-long ban for ball-tampering, was playing for South Australia when his team-mate and close friend Philip Hughes was fatally struck on the head by a ball while batting.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/48567990
His visibly concerned team-mates had to halt their practice session at The Oval while medics treated the bowler - understood to be a local cricketer named Jaykishan Plaha.
He was taken to hospital as a precaution after receiving treatment.
Defending champions Australia face India in a World Cup match on Sunday.
"The net bowler has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure because it was a head injury," International Cricket Council venue manager Michael Gibson told reporters.
"He was conscious and smiling as he was taken off."
Finch added: "Dave is obviously pretty shaken up. The young guy is in pretty good spirits at the moment. He has obviously been taken to the hospital to be assessed that everything is OK.
"It was a pretty decent hit, so hopefully everything goes well for the youngster and he is up and running shortly."
In 2014, Warner, 32, who returned to playing international cricket in April after a year-long ban for ball-tampering, was playing for South Australia when his team-mate and close friend Philip Hughes was fatally struck on the head by a ball while batting.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/48567990

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