Phil Hughes: Australia cricketer critically ill after being hit by ball

 

 

Australia batsman Phil Hughes is in a critical condition after being hit by a bouncer at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The South Australia left-hander, 25 collapsed after a delivery from New South Wales bowler Sean Abbott struck him on the head, missing his helmet.
Hughes was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital where he was put in an induced coma following surgery
Cricket Australia team doctor Peter Brukner said there would be no update on his condition until Wednesday.
Hughes, who has played 26 Tests, made his Test debut at the age of 20 against South Africa in 2009.
In only his second match, he became the youngest batsman to post two centuries in a Test match.
He played county cricket for Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcestershire and shared in a then world record 10th-wicket partnership of 163 with Ashton Agar against England in the 2013 Ashes series.