Breaking : Phil Hughes passes away .. Sad day for Cricket

[beetle]

:((That looks real bad. Get well soon .

[mancalledsting]

Very Sad news, hope he's ok

[zubinpepsi]

thats horrible.. sickening to see him collapse like that.. I hope he recovers well and fast..i wish him well..

[Switchblade]

Hope he recovers

[veer]

Head injuries are scary.. my dad went through one. Hope he recovers fully.. He'll be out of game for a while.

[Texan]

Very very sad news that occupied my mind the whole day. Hope he recovers soon.

[RedFever]

Hope he recovers and makes a comeback to cricket..

[Chalks]

I was shocked when I heard about it on radio yesterday. Very distressing. Thoughts with him and his family. Hope for a full recovery.

[rkt.india]

Looks like all Shield matches abandoned.

[rkt.india]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/803277.html

[Gambit]

Sad. I remember him getting hit on the head a few times in RSA as well in 2009.

[brendan07]

Why did Hughes move to SA? Didn't he have great record with NSW.

He did, but he had a fallout with the NSW selectors at the time. Was a very mutal decision for both.

[Crookbond]

Hughes was struck about 2:23 pm, ambulance was called at 2:37pm and it arrived at 2:44 pm. I fear to imagine what would have happened if it was Indian domestic cricket.

[tweaker]

Is there any instance of bouncers hitting a batsman head found in our domestic cricket .Thank God,ball does not bounce over knee's height

[Crookbond]

Phil Hughes was wearing older helmet, says helmet manufacturer Masuri

“From the footage and pictures currently available to Masuri, it appears that Phil Hughes was struck by the ball to the rear of the grille and below the back of the shell, missing his Masuri Original Test model helmet,” the spokesman was quoted as saying by Australian press. “This is a vulnerable area of the head and neck that helmets cannot fully protect, while enabling batsmen to have full and proper movement.”

http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/phil-hughes-was-wearing-older-helmet-says-helmet-manufacturer-masuri/

[CommonMan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3W6XVUCEAIFEWy.jpg :facepalm:

[sscomp32]

:facepalm:

Seriously What an IDIOT. :facepalm:

[Precambrian]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3W6XVUCEAIFEWy.jpg :facepalm:

Oh dear :facepalm:

[coffee_rules]

Induced coma - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_coma

Barbiturates reduce the metabolic rate of brain tissue, as well as the cerebral blood flow. With these reductions, the blood vessels in the brain narrow, decreasing the amount of space occupied by the brain, and hence the intracranial pressure. The hope is that, with the swelling relieved, the pressure decreases and some or all brain damage may be averted. Several studies have supported this theory by showing reduced mortality when treating refractory intracranial hypertension with a barbiturate coma.[1][2][3] Controversy exists, however, over the benefits of using barbiturates to control intracranial hypertension. Some studies have shown that barbiturate-induced coma can reduce intracranial hypertension but does not necessarily prevent brain damage. Furthermore, the reduction in intracranial hypertension may not be sustained. Some randomized trials have failed to demonstrate any survival or morbidity benefit of induced coma in diverse conditions such as neurosurgical operations, head trauma,[4] intracranial aneurysm rupture, intracranial hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, and status epilepticus. If the patient survives, cognitive impairment may also follow recovery from the coma.[5]

Feeling very sad about his condition.

[gattaca]

Head injuries are mostly fatal. Hope he recovers. Get well soon.