World cricket has been rocked by the death of Pakistan batsman Zubair Ahmed after he was hit by a bouncer during a match.
Reports from Pakistan said Ahmed, who played four matches for the List A and Twenty20 team Quetta Bears in his homeland, was hit in the head while playing in the club match on August 14.
The Pakistan Cricket Board shared the tragic news on their official Twitter site, information sure to affect sports fans all over the world.
Tragic death of Zubair Ahmed is another reminder that safety gear i.e. helmet must be worn at all times. Our sympathies with Zubair’s family pic.twitter.com/ZNmWDYaT5w
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) August 16, 2017
Less than three years after the tragic death of former Australian Test batsman Phillip Hughes during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the news is sure to result in a revisiting of the safety rules in the sport.
The fatal injury suffered by Zubair came within hours of Australian test star David Warner being hit in the head by a Josh Hazlewood bouncer during a practice match in Darwin.
In his four matches for the Quetta Bears, Ahmed scored an unbeaten 111 in a Twenty20 match in 2014.
It is not immediately known whether Ahmed was wearing a helmet.
