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Teenage batsman hit by ball dies in Pakistan

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Update: 2015-01-27 09:24:00
Teenage batsman hit by ball dies in Pakistan

DHAKA: In another tragic incident on the field, 18-year-old Zeeshan Mohammed died after being struck on the chest by a cricket ball, reports The Hindu.

Doctors at the Orangi Town General Hospital said that Mohammed died from a heart seizure after he was struck by the cricket ball during a club match in Orangi, in northwest Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday.

“He was brought to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival,” Doctor Samad at the hospital said. “We were told he was hit on the chest by a fast bowler while batting and collapsed on the pitch,” he said.

BDST: 1912 HRS, JAN 27, 2015

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