Amidst the excitement of the Delhi Premier League, a tragedy occurred which no one could have imagined. During the match, a shot hit by a batter hit the umpire directly on the cheek. The ball reached the umpire with such speed that he immediately collapsed on the field and had to call for a medical emergency. Due to this incident during the match played between East Delhi Riders and New Delhi Tigers, there was silence in the stadium.
Dharmash Bharadwaj was admitted in ICU
During this match, the umpire was seen seriously injured on the field itself. After a quick shot, the ball hit the on-field umpire Dharmesh Bharadwaj on the cheek. The injury was so serious that the umpire was rushed to the hospital. Where he was admitted in ICU. The tragedy occurred in the 18th over of New Delhi Tigers’ batting. Batter Lakshya Thareja hit a powerful straight drive off the bowling of spinner Ashish Meena and the ball came out with such speed that the bowler did not even get a chance to put his hands.
This is the second such incident in the season with umpire Bharadwaj
After initial treatment on the field, the umpire was rushed to the hospital after seeing his condition. Worryingly, this is the second time such a tragedy has happened with Dharmesh Bhardwaj this season. Earlier, he was hit by a ball on his shoulder. In the match, East Delhi Riders scored 192 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. While chasing, the team of New Delhi Tigers was wrapped up in 156 runs. East Delhi Riders won the match by 36 runs.