Have a look at the age and death reason of Mumbai cricketer Jayesh Savla who was killed during a cricket match
The dead apparently didn’t have enough time to react, as the willow strike caught him completely off guard and unprepared while he was fielding dangerously near the batter.
Who is Mumbai cricketer Jayesh Chunnilal Savla (Sawala) as he dies during match, death reason, biography, age
On Monday, a ball struck the head of 52-year-old Jayesh Savla, who was fielding during a cricket match at the Dadkar Maidan in Matunga, which ultimately took his life. The ball hit Savla behind his ear when he was fielding with his back to a batter on a nearby wicket who was engaged in another game.
An eyewitness said Jayesh Sawala was fielding with his back facing a batsman at the adjacent Dadar Parsi Colony Sporting Club ground, when a ball hit him on the back, behind his ear. #Mumbai #cricketer #Died #News pic.twitter.com/whrTUkFbWZ
— First India (@thefirstindia) January 10, 2024
The incident took place during the Kutchhi Visa Oswal Vikas Legend Cup, a T20 competition for players 50 years of age and older. During the match, Jayesh was fielding at deep midwicket, but from the point of view of the DPC match, he was positioned at short midwicket.
He was transferred to the nearest hospital but in vain.
After being taken to the Lion Tarachand Hospital, Savla was not able to be saved. Upon investigation, the hospital’s medical director pronounced the 52-year-old dead. Following their suspicion that Savla’s death was not the result of foul play, the police gave his remains to his relatives, who buried him on Tuesday afternoon.
Mumbai is renowned for its maidans, or grounds, where several games are played at once because there aren’t enough playing spaces. These citywide maidans are the home of several Mumbai cricketers who have represented India internationally.
This is not the first time this has happened.
Notably, there have been previous instances of a cricket player losing their life following a ball strike. The same thing happened to Australia’s Phil Hughes when he failed to hook against Sean Abbott in a November 2014 Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Hughes was hit by a bouncer and lost consciousness. He was evacuated to a Sydney hospital, where he developed a brain haemorrhage.
Mumbai: 52-year-old Jayesh Sawala dies after being fatally struck on the head during a cricket match at Dadkar Maidan in Matungahttps://t.co/5lSGaplIp8#Mumbai #JayeshSawala #Cricket #CricketNews #Matunga #DadkarMaidan #DadarParsiColony #MumbaiNews #Maharashtra #News #Latest pic.twitter.com/pXhK2XZY4h
— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 10, 2024
In October of last year, Cricket Australia (CA), the country’s highest cricket regulatory body, took notice of the situation and mandated that all Australian cricket players, both local and international, wear protective neckguards. As per the new rules and regulations that CA has implemented, players who refuse to wear the same will be subject to penalties.