Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik escaped disaster as he was hit on the head by a ball accidentally during Pakistan's ODI match against New Zealand in Hamilton on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old has suffered delayed concussion signs and could not come out to field in the second innings of the 4th ODI.
"Shoaib was assessed by the match doctor and myself," VB Singh, physiotherapist of the Pakistan cricket team, mentioned.
"He did not have any symptoms of a concussion and was able to carry on playing. After getting out, he was reassessed and was showing delayed concussion signs. He is doing well and is resting."
#shoaibmalik takes nasty blow on head in #NewZealand ODI, he did not come out for fielding and we hope he is doing well now#PAKvsNZ #DunyaVideos @realshoaibmalik Shoaib Malik 4th ODI @TheRealPCB @MirzaSania #DunyaNews @ICC pic.twitter.com/SSMqpzlNlS
— Dunya News (@DunyaNews) January 16, 2018
Glad you’re okay bro @realshoaibmalik had us all worried #NZvPAK
— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) January 16, 2018
Ouch! That must have hurt! Shoaib Malik went for a quick run then tried to go back to his crease after realising the run wasn't on but the fielder threw the ball and it smashed him on his head! He is down and looks to be in pain #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/TJl9U3rDhA
— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) January 16, 2018
Shoaib came out to bat without wearing a helmet as the spinners were bowling at that point. Hardly had he expected a throw from Colin Munro would lead him to a near-disaster.
Twitter users remained concerned after learning about the incident and some even went to the extent of asking Shoaib's wife Sania Mirza -- Indian tennis sensation -- how the cricketer was doing. While there were a lot of messages showing care, we couldn't help but also come across trolls who capitalised on the incident to post their stupid messages, tagging Sania.
Some twitter reactions:
A legit message from a concerned fan...
@MirzaSania
— Meow meow (@dreamiiiii_girl) January 16, 2018
Bhabi plz Emphasize shoaib bhai to wear helmet ... hope he will fine soon ....
Yet another good soul...
For a moment this broke my heart.. but Thanks to Allah you are Fine Now.
— Hamza Hameed Mirza (@hamzasays123) January 16, 2018
Prayers for you and love you @realshoaibmalik @MirzaSania #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/v9jFWfqRwa
The question everyone is asking...
Any update about Shoaib bhai ??@MirzaSania
— نجيب (@npOwernajeeb) January 16, 2018
How is Shoaib now? Hoping for a quick recovery & his sound health.@MirzaSania
— Shehzad Iqbal (@Itsshehzadiqbal) January 16, 2018
@MirzaSania Mam just wanted to know how our hero @realshoaibmalik is feeling now.
— Tariq Sultan (@taariqsultan) January 16, 2018
Now, this was absolutely unnecessary. What an idiot!
@MirzaSania vidhwa hone se Bach gaye ab ye Pakistani suwar India ki goli se marega
— ALOK TEWARI (@ialoktewari) January 16, 2018
