Injuries are a big roadblock in a player cricket career. However, injuries are just a part and parcel of the game, or rather any sport is incomplete without injuries. While injuries pushback a player’s development, it gives another player an opportunity to step-up.
However, no player in any sport would want to get injured, especially at a stage when he is at the peak of his career. Injuries have due to many reasons, however, injuries can also happen due to a player’s own mistake.
Today in this article, we take a look at 4 players who suffered an injury in a bizzare way.
Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer is today one of the most dangerous pace bowler in the world. However, Jofra’s career has so far been injury hit a lot. Basically, Jofra Archer and Injury is just a synonym of each other. The most bizzare way that Archer got injured was when he got his middle finger cut while cleaning a fish tank. While he did still try to play, but eventually he was forced out of play.
Ben Stokes
The current England cricket team’s Test captain Ben Stokes is always full of emotion and that once cost him a lot. Prior to the T20 World Cup 2014, Ben Stokes was playing in a series against West Indies. In the 3rd match of the series, after Stokes got out cheaply, he punched his dressing room locker and was resulted in a wrist injury.
Devon Conway
New Zealand cricket team’s left-hand batter Devon Conway has proved his credentials in a short career so far. Conway when gets settled in a match, he makes that big. But in the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final, Conway was frustrated after he got out and punched the bat with anger which resulted in a wrist injury for him.
Hasan Ali
Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Hasan Ali is quite famous for getting injured in a bizzare way. It was as a result of celebration after taking a wicket in Pakistan’s match against Zimbabwe when Hasan Ali hurt himself while celebrating after taking a wicket.
