Australian Test cricketer Phillip Hughes has undergone surgery and remains in critical situation after being hit on the head by a vicious bouncer during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia at the SCG.
“He is undergoing surgery, he has sustained a head injury; but he is in a critical condition”, said David Faktor, a spokesman for St Vincent's Hospital. A hospital statement later said Hughes was out of surgery but remained in critical condition in intensive care unit (ICU), media reported.
According to media reports, Hughes, who was wearing a helmet, was playing for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales. He had scored 63 when he was hit on the side of the head by all-rounder Sean Abbott. He momentarily stood at the crease after the blow before falling face-first on to the pitch. The match was abandoned shortly and team medical staff was quickly out onto the field, where Hughes was tended to before a motorized stretcher carried him, still motionless, from the ground.
Hughes made his Test debut in South Africa in 2009 where he made 75 in the second innings at Johannesburg. The left-hander followed up in the second Test at Durban with centuries in both innings, amassing some 275 runs at the crease. Hughes last appearance for his national side came last month in a one-day international against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
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