Relief after concussion, Angkrish Raghuvanshi discharged from hospital; Know the complete match update
New Delhi. Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a serious injury during the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Jaipur. During the match against Uttarakhand, he was seriously injured while fielding, after which he was taken off the field on a stretcher.
Mumbai opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi was taken to the hospital after suffering a concussion on his shoulder, neck and head while trying to take a difficult catch during the Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttarakhand on Friday. However, 21-year-old Raghuvanshi has been discharged from the hospital after tests and has returned to the team hotel after scans revealed no serious injuries.
The incident occurred in the 30th over of the innings in which off-spinner Tanush Kotian was bowling. Right-handed batsman Saurabh Rawat tried to play a slog-sweep and Raghuvanshi, standing at deep midwicket, ran forward quickly to take the catch. He tried to catch the ball with one hand but it was not successful and he fell, injuring his shoulder and hitting his head on the ground. Due to this he got concussion (head injury).
Raghuvanshi remained sitting on his knees for a few seconds but then lay down on the ground. After this the Mumbai physio reached the ground. When Raghuvanshi was unable to stand on his feet, a stretcher was called for and the ‘ambulance’ standing outside took him to the nearby SDMH hospital. CT scans of Raghuvanshi’s head and neck were done in the hospital. According to team sources, all his reports have come normal. Angkrish has currently been advised a few days’ rest under the BCCI’s ‘Concussion Protocol’.
In Vijay Hazare Trophy, Mumbai defeated Uttarakhand by 51 runs in the Group C match. Batting first, Mumbai scored 331 runs for seven wickets thanks to the useful contributions of wicketkeeper-batsman Hardik Tamore (93 not out off 82 balls), Sarfaraz Khan (55 runs off 49 balls) and Musheer Khan (55 runs off 56 balls). Later, Musheer also showed excellence in bowling and took two wickets for 57 runs. Thanks to the aggressive innings of 96 runs by left-handed opener Yuvraj Chaudhary, Uttarakhand’s team could only score 280 runs for nine wickets.
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