D. Goel pkl afternoon 4.50pm Saturday 29th November 2014 Surely this great catastrophe to young Late phillip (25) shallhaunt Bouncersandbody line Bowling for good some time Cricket wasnot thought to beakillerContest despiteoccasional waywardplayers like Jardinein lastcenturt or Indian nari Contractor whowas incapacitated for rest ofhislifeofthis game ,onceso struck at thenape by afast Ball. I wonder ifvoicesagainstBouncersberaised in theshadow of thisdeploreable mishappening! Many may argue forlimiting Bounvcersfrom headsof Batsmen...D. Goel
don't cry, one who is born has to die one day, no one is permanent on this earth, his soul is present around though his body stopped functioning. feel sorry, but has to move on, May his soul rest in peace.
IT is a very rare and unexpected accident which stunned all over the cricketing world. We really feel sad that a talented young man has met such a tragic end....RIP PHIL...WE WILL MISS U..
in such matters need not always be the perspective of a majority of the common followers of the game.
It can be said with certainty that the great majority of the Indian followers of the game - who constitute the most important segment in the game worldwide and whose choices must be considered as more important than those of any other party to the game - would not appreciate the thought of the first test match being postponed due to this incident.
The first response from them would be like "Would the Australian cricket board and players have responded like the BCCI is responding now if it was an Indian player who had met this fate ?"
Many of them would also be wondering whether the BCCI ought to use this opportunity to let the Indian side take full advantage of the depressed state of the Australians in the first test (as they feel the Australians would have certainly done if the situation was reversed).
Re: The cricketers' perspective
by verghese mathew on Nov 29, 2014 03:58 PM
It is said that there are people who search for valuables in the body of accident victims rather helping them for medical attention.
