Sir john Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Mark Boucher's England tour is over after he had surgery to repair his left eyeball that was severely damaged during the tour match against Somerset.
saneindian Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Looks like the end of his career. What a sad way to bow out. A massive setback to SA too. Perhaps as big a setback as was Zaheer's injury on our last tour.
Trichromatic Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 :(( how terrible ,what a sad way to end,keepers should always wear sun glasses specially when standing up. +1. I guess after this incident we will see more use of protective gears by wicketkeepers.
CG Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Looks like the end of his career. What a sad way to bow out. A massive setback to SA too. Perhaps as big a setback as was Zaheer's injury on our last tour. surely not,india depend heavly on zaheer khan in those conditions,boucher is not in great form and ab de villiars may take the keeping role and they may play an extra batsman,it will be blessing in disguise.
Sir john Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 Proteas wait on Boucher update South Africa hope to know more about the extent of Mark Boucher's eye injury on Tuesday after the wicketkeeper underwent surgery on Monday night. Boucher, 35, was struck in the left eyeball by a bail on day one of the Proteas' tour match against Somerset after a ball from spinner Imran Tahir clean bowled Gemaal Hussain. Boucher immediately hit the ground and was helped from the pitch with blood apparently coming from his eye. South Africa's team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee confirmed a "laceration" to the white of the eye and after a visit to Accident and Emergency in Taunton, Boucher was scheduled for an operation. His availability for the remainder of what could have been his final international tour is clearly in doubt, though there are also wider health concerns which should become clearer today (Tuesday). Moosajee said: "It is a significant injury. Mark sustained a direct blow to the left eye, which resulted in a laceration to the white part. It is what we call an eyeball rupture. "The ophthalmic surgeon had a look at him at the Accident and Emergency Unit and decided that he needed to undergo exploratory surgery to identify the extent of the damage. "After the operation we will talk to the surgeon again. With eye injuries one cannot make predictions. "From a medical point of view a lot depends on whether there is damage to the retina, which allows us to see and focus. We won't know about that until after the surgery. "The surgeons will be able to give us a better indication of the damage after the operation. Then it will take 48 to 72 hours for the swelling to start going down.'' Dr Moosajee was more worried about Boucher's health than his place in the side but a decision will have to be made whether to use the versatile AB de Villiers behind the stumps or send for specialist replacement Thami Tsolekile. "The concern at the moment is for Mark Boucher the patient, rather than whether he is going to take part in the rest of the tour,'' he said. "The selectors back home are being kept abreast of what is happening. I don't think he will be ready for the first Test, if the series, but I would like to wait for the information the surgery gives us.'' South Africa coach Allan Donald was distraught for his former team-mate, who had big plans for the current tour. "He wanted to finish here. He's been talking about maybe going, if needed, to Australia but he wanted to go out on a real high in England,'' Donald told Sky Sports News. "I can't think of a bigger kick in the teeth than that. "To happen on the first day is a cruel blow. Let's just hope he is going to be okay and take it from there.''
Pagalpanti Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Anti climax of sorts, he was so looking forward to his 150th test.
Crookbond Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 :(( how terrible ,what a sad way to end,keepers should always wear sun glasses specially when standing up. Sorry - but can you imagine glass AND leather in your eye?
Pagalpanti Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 What happened to those baseball type helmets Dinesh Karthik used to try out?
Sidhoni Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Has to be the end of his career. Sad end to a wonderful one..pity couldn't complete his 1000 dismissals..
diga Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Sad end to an underrated performer... I doubt if he will ever play competitive cricket again. Happy retired life to Boucher. If I remember correctly, Saba Karim's career too was cut short by one of the deliveries from Kumble.
Cricket Tragic Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 If this is the end, it's a bit like Jonty Rhodes.
Crookbond Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 i know it not the ideal soloution but lots of keepers dont like wearing helmets because it obstructs their view when they are in a crouched position. as far as getting hit on the glasses is considered ,it doent mean it will break on impact infact there are things like bulllet proof glass , may be they can make them of such special material
carnish Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 999 INTL. DISMISSALS.. ITS LIKE SANGA's RECENT 199 .. SAD CAUSE BOUCHER IS ONE OF THE DECENT, CUTE AND HUMBLE GUYS IN WORLD CRICKET UNLIKE SANGA.
Sidhoni Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 He announces retirement. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/current/story/571732.html
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