Star Kolkata Knight Riders wicketkeeper-batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi was on Friday stretchered off with an injury just below his neck while attempting a hard catch at mid-wicket off Tanush Kotian’s bowling, during Mumbai’s match against Uttarakhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Jaipur.
The incident occurred in the 30th over when Saurabh Rawat’s slog-sweep ballooned off a top edge. Stationed near the deep mid-wicket boundary, Angkrish sprinted in and dived for the catch, only to bang his head on the turf and be left in clear discomfort.
Mumbai cricketers and the medical staff rushed to his aid before Angkrish was stretchered off and taken to a nearby hospital for X-rays and further evaluation.
There was a brief delay in bringing the stretcher and
ambulance, during which Angkrish seemed to struggle with moving his neck, according to a report in Sportstar.
Angkrish hasn’t been in great touch, with his last five innings before Friday reading 38, 0, 7, 4 and 38*.
Put in to bat first, Mumbai found themselves at 22/2 in the sixth over, before Musheer Khan and his brother Sarfaraz built a 107-run partnership for the third wicket.
Mumbai soon found themselves at 133/4 before Siddhesh Lad and wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore added 53 runs for the fifth wicket.
After Lad was dismissed by Devendra Singh Bora, Tamore and skipper Shardul Thakur added 44 runs for the fifth wicket.
After the latter was dismissed by Yuvraj Chaudhary, Tamore and Shams Mulani added 95 runs for the sixth wicket. Half-centuries from Musheer, Sarfaraz and Tamore led Mumbai to 331/7.
In the chase, Uttarakhand lost Kamal Singh in the third over, before Chaudhary and skipper Kunal Chandela added 51 runs for the second wicket.
After the latter was dismissed by Onkar Tarmale, Chaudhary and Aanjaneya Suryavanshi added 61 runs for the third wicket. At the time of writing, Chaudhary and Aarav Mahajan were on the crease.
