SPORTACUS
24
Is death a spectator?
In the history of cricket,
November 25, 2014, had
marked
a
black
page.
Australian batsman Phillip
Hughes demised due to
the head injury caused by
a bouncer. His death, while
at his peak rate of growth,
shocked the cricket world.
Before the mourn stops its
echo, Hillel Avaskar (55), Indian
born Israelian refree was dead
due to a ball injury.
Who knows? Death might
be on a winter vacation and
might have planned to spend
its time in cricket ground.
Rohit Rain @ Eden Garden!
Rohit Sharma (264 off 173 balls)
established a world record for
the highest individual ODI
innings, outstripping the 219
by Virender Sehwag vs West
Indies at Indore on December
8, 2011.
“42 boundaries (33 fours and 9
sixes), 5 complete fifties, second
double century, batsman who ODI, …” – his record list traced
faced more balls in a single towards the horizon at Eden.