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[VIDEO] Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha batsman, hit by bouncer, lies in pain as Delhi players walk past him

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The Ranji Trophy 2017-18 season ended with Faiz Fazal-led Vidarbha winning their maiden title against seven-time champions Delhi. Veteran batsman Wasim Jaffer hit the winning run as they scripted history. However, one incident which took place during the final may once again raises questions on cricket being a gentleman's game. In a video uploaded on Instagram, a Vidarbha batsman can be seen hit by a vicious bouncer. After taking the hit, the batsman falls to the ground in severe pain while holding the area around the rib-cage.

However, what followed the incident caught on. As the batsman lay in pain, no one from the opposition checked up on him. Only his partner, at the other end, signalled the dressing room to bring in medical help. With all this happening, Delhi players walked past the batsman as they changed ends for the next over.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ran...n-pain-as-delhi-players-walk-past-him-1794970
 
A new low.

I am sure I will be hated for saying this but when you have so much money riding with success in cricket, such scenes will become common. I hope I am proven wrong.
 
I don't think it clicked immediately on what happened for all those players

It would be in interesting to see what happens in the next 20 seconds. I am sure the fielders would have offered support.
 
coy0607 said:
I don't think it clicked immediately on what happened for all those players

It would be in interesting to see what happens in the next 20 seconds. I am sure the fielders would have offered support.
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Not sure but when you hit someone and he lies down immediately AND you walk away without any concern, then what happens in next 20 secs is irrelevant largely
 
The bowler was going to the batsman but the slip fielder with white hat signaled him to move on.
 
This was the Ranji final, with a lot to play for, not just money.

The line between playing a hard game and being unsportsmanlike is often blurred. I'm not sure whether it was crossed here.
 
Cryin Out Loud said:
This was the Ranji final, with a lot to play for, not just money.

The line between playing a hard game and being unsportsmanlike is often blurred. I'm not sure whether it was crossed here.
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BCCI must act and big name players should speak out.
 
This pathetic hard man act from some modern cricketers shows the influence of Aussie coaches permeating through the game at all levels in all countries.
 
Didn't Warne and his team mates do that to Marlon Samuels for a pathetic childish fight?
 
I would love to hear the complete story behind it. There must be context to it.

Is still pathetic with or without context but it needs to be understood why the players reacted this way. I have never seen anything like this.
 
Madplayer said:
I would love to hear the complete story behind it. There must be context to it.

Is still pathetic with or without context but it needs to be understood why the players reacted this way. I have never seen anything like this.
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Not sure what context there is to something like this.
 
Wow, this is low!

And some of the posters trying to defend the players from the fielding side:facepalm:
 
Madplayer said:
I would love to hear the complete story behind it. There must be context to it.

Is still pathetic with or without context but it needs to be understood why the players reacted this way. I have never seen anything like this.
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The only context that would have made sense was if Jaffer was time-wasting to avoid an extra over and had done it multiple times.

But the scorecard suggests otherwise.

It appears the fielding side was getting frustrated as the match slipped away from them.
 
MenInG said:
Not sure what context there is to something like this.
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This is just a twenty-second clip, we can't say anything.

Could be that he was the initiator who started swearing at other players and karma is a beautiful thing? I would've been a lot, lot worse.
 
MenInG said:
Think everyone is shocked!
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I disagree slightly, some folks still trying to find an angle to defend the non-responsive and lack of concern attitude displayed by almost everyone on the field!

Anywho, I have even seen characters like Broad, Anderson, Mitchel Jhonson, Akhtar etc. to still display some sort of a concern after hitting an opposition batsman...not sure the intensity gets any extreme than at the Int'l level, so those hinting about intensity, match state, injured player baiting fielding side before the hit etc. as some excuses is silly at best!
 
Bowler looks like Khejroliya and batsman stance and height doesn't seem like Jaffer, must some one other. Surely, BCCI should look into this and the reasons for the lack of concern from Delhi players
 
Ranji is insanely competitive. Not sure why not a single player didn't react. Seeing the collective reaction i think there might be more to it than meets the eye or mere reciprocation of their action early on.
 
I have never seen anything remotely similar to this on a cricket field. It's very weird.
 
I'm much more surprised seeing an Indian medium fast bowler bowling such a well directed bouncer tbh.

As for the apathy shown by the opponent team, I'm not surprised in the least there. This is the Virat Kohli generation in Indian cricket, a generation where abusing your teammates and opponents, acting tough and mean is the new form of display of machismo. Absolutely dreadful generation of players coming through as far as behavior is concerned.
 
I agree with [MENTION=141922]ExpressPacer[/MENTION] on this. Something like this is has never been seen on the cricket pitch before. What is even more bizarre is that his own teammate didn't bother to even check up on him. Regardless, I hope the batsman is alright now.
 
Its not like the batsman was knocked down, he walked away and laid down, there is not much the opposition could do, they could see he was alright.
 
Gilly said:
Its not like the batsman was knocked down, he walked away and laid down, there is not much the opposition could do, they could see he was alright.
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I disagree.

This batsman actually went to ground faster than Phillip Hughes (RIP) if you compare the videos. Or even Ganguly after he was hit by Akhtar.

No one behaves like the fielding team did.
 
Monsee said:
I disagree slightly, some folks still trying to find an angle to defend the non-responsive and lack of concern attitude displayed by almost everyone on the field!

Anywho, I have even seen characters like Broad, Anderson, Mitchel Jhonson, Akhtar etc. to still display some sort of a concern after hitting an opposition batsman...not sure the intensity gets any extreme than at the Int'l level, so those hinting about intensity, match state, injured player baiting fielding side before the hit etc. as some excuses is silly at best!
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All that was in the past. You would think after the fatal incident of Philip Hughes, a standard would be set when a player gets hit on the helmet to ask his well being by players on field, let alone someone dying in pain as witnessed in the clip here.
 
Proactive_ said:
I'm much more surprised seeing an Indian medium fast bowler bowling such a well directed bouncer tbh.

As for the apathy shown by the opponent team, I'm not surprised in the least there. This is the Virat Kohli generation in Indian cricket, a generation where abusing your teammates and opponents, acting tough and mean is the new form of display of machismo. Absolutely dreadful generation of players coming through as far as behavior is concerned.
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Yeah...Kohli really goes overboard trying to look aggressive. Everything about his personality seems fake. Poser.
 
MenInG said:
Not sure what context there is to something like this.
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I am shocked because the first reaction to such an incident would be to rush to the victim. Thats why i want to understand what the batsman's team or the batsman himself might have done prior to this incident to get such reactions.

Not condoning the behaviour because two wrongs dont make a right. Its condemnable in any case.
 
He got hit in the armpit, completely understandable why most of the players were relatively unconcerned. Painful but not at all life threatening
 
What exactly is the problem here, the batsman seems to be milking it. Why do you need to go to ground and writhe in pain like you have been shot when all that happened was ball hitting you in the armpit, how does one go to ground after being hit in the armpit any way.
 
He was hit in the armpit... probably got a big bruise from it, but nothing serious.
 
Sarwan was hit in the foot and Pakistani players went up to him.

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Who else thinks that bouncer from the bowler, and also his action, has a strong resemblance with Wagner?
 
I am more impressed with the bowler. What a delivery.

Just did a quick search in google. His name is Kulwant Khejroliya. Less than 2 years ago he was working as a waiter in a hotel. Then ran away from home and joined a club in delhi. Within no time he was noticed and picked up by Mumbai Indians for 10 lakhs. He made his first class debut in 2017. . Made quite an impact this domestic season.

Quite a meteoric rise from working as a waiter 2 years ago

He is a left armer which is nowadays a scarce breed in India cricket. Dont know if he is talented enough for international cricket, but it will be interesting to see if his career develops from here.
 
Romali_rotti said:
That was beyond pathetic
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I find such posts (see below) even more pathetic, actually beyond reasoning:

jagatk said:
What exactly is the problem here, the batsman seems to be milking it. Why do you need to go to ground and writhe in pain like you have been shot when all that happened was ball hitting you in the armpit, how does one go to ground after being hit in the armpit any way.
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Logical said:
All that was in the past. You would think after the fatal incident of Philip Hughes, a standard would be set when a player gets hit on the helmet to ask his well being by players on field, let alone someone dying in pain as witnessed in the clip here.
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I actually thought of that while seeing the video and after reading some of the comments in the thread...obviously injury wasn't life threatning but a quick 'Hey are you ok?' by even a single player would have been considered the bare minimum!

Yet, they all actually stopped looking at him after the first few seconds, as if he didn't exist or something
 
No matter what spin is being put on this.

The action of the players was simply inhumane. A simple "are you ok?" would have sufficed.

I guess humanity is dying. Such stuff should not be seen on any sports field, doesn't matter who one is. I felt horrible for the guy once I saw the video. There is a huge difference in being a tough man and this. Going up to one and asking even when one is "trying" to come off as tough actually increases your respect in front of others.
 
I have seen many things bit never have I ever seen this. What sportsmanship.
 
angrypathan said:
He got hit in the armpit, completely understandable why most of the players were relatively unconcerned. Painful but not at all life threatening
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Was about to write this.

He held his armpit and fell over, hardly any danger to his life. The batsmen was in pain, nothing more. What were the fielders to do? Go and rub his armpit?
 
KingKhanWC said:
Was about to write this.

He held his armpit and fell over, hardly any danger to his life. The batsmen was in pain, nothing more. What were the fielders to do? Go and rub his armpit?
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Like another mentioned "A simple 'are you ok?' would have sufficed"...is that too much to ask for at least 1 out of the 11 fielding players?
 
Monsee said:
Like another mentioned "A simple 'are you ok?' would have sufficed"...is that too much to ask for at least 1 out of the 11 fielding players?
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I think the team had better things in mind, such as winning rather than asking a batsmen if he has a bruise under his armpit.

I have no idea but I would guess the batsmen did not retire hurt?
 
Bump. Rabada just hit Pandya in the box pretty hard. Pandya was on the ground but no SA fielder walked up to him to ask how he was.

For the record, I don't find that wrong either.
 
Aman said:
He was hit in the armpit... probably got a big bruise from it, but nothing serious.
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Makes no difference where he was hit. He was obviously in pain and the lack of compassion is sickening.
 
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Some of the worst sportsmanship I have ever seen, in any sport, not just cricket.
 
Monsee said:
I find such posts (see below) even more pathetic, actually beyond reasoning:
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Agreed bro, we recently had a death with Phil Hughes and you think ppl would show more compassion and concern at the bare minimum..
 
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