Hyderabad player Tanmay Agarwal hospitalised after blow to head

NEW DELHI: Hyderabad player Tanmay Agarwal has been hospitalised after being hit on the head while fielding at forward short leg during the Ranji Trophy Group C round seven match against Chhattisgarh at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Valsad on Wednesday.

According to various media reports, Agarwal was hit on the helmet when

Chattisgarh

’s Manoj Singh pulled a delivery off left-arm spinner Mehdi Hasan minutes after the lunch break. Agarwal did attempt a catch off the rebound, but he fell to the ground.

Agarwal felt dizziness in his head despite being conscious and was stretchered off the field. He was taken to the hospital after the medical staff examined him in the stadium.

He had scored 39 off 124 balls in the first innings and was involved in a 120-run stand with skipper Subramaniam Badrinath as Hyderabad made 351.