Former International Cricket Council chief Jagmohan Dalmiya has urged cricket administrators to work on improving safety standards to ensure that incidents like the shock death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes never happen again.
Dalmia who headed the ICC from 1997 to 2000 said, that incident was "very, very sad" and added that injuries are a part of the game but precautions should be taken to make sure such incidents do not happen, reported Sport 24.
Hughes passed away on Thursday after succumbing to injuries he endured from a bouncer at the SCG on Tuesday at St Vincent's Hospital. The 25-year-old South Australian batsman, who was pushing for a Test recall against India in Brisbane next week, was knocked out after the ball made impact under his helmet, behind his left ear.
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