Drakes sustained the injury while playing for Gulf Giants in the Dominic International League T20. Drakes face hit the ground hard in the catch. Immediately he was in severe pain.
Injuries are natural in sports. Accidents happen frequently in all sports besides cricket. Players get injured. Cricket is no exception to this. Fielders including batters and bowlers also get seriously injured. Recently it happened in the case of Dominic Drakes of West Indies. Drakes sustained the injury while playing for Gulf Giants in the Dominic International League T20. Drakes face hit the ground hard in the catch. Immediately he was in severe pain. The ground staff immediately rushed him to the hospital on a stretcher. But here’s the surprising thing…Drakes didn’t let go of the catch despite being seriously injured. He caught the ball with pain. This unfortunate incident took place during the match between Sharjah Warriors and Gulf Giants on Monday as part of the International T20 League. Now the video related to this has become viral on social media. Netizens and cricket fans who have seen the video are showering praises on the West Indies cricketer.
Coming to the match… Gulf Giants won by 7 wickets over Sharjah Warriors. Batting first, Sharjah collapsed for 107 runs. Among the Gulf Giants bowlers, David Wise took 5 wickets to thrash Sharjah. Brathwaite took two wickets, Sanchit Sharma and Helm took one wicket each. After that, Giants, who came into the ring with a short target of 108 runs, lost three wickets and hit the target.
Brilliance from Drakes!
A #Bawaal catch to dismiss Moeen Ali!#SWvGG #CricketOnZee #DPWorldILT20 #HarBallBawaal pic.twitter.com/mtUDVj4xJm
— Zee Cricket (@ilt20onzee) February 6, 2023
Dominic drakes fall down badly while catching and after that qais ahmad did this #sportsmensprit#uae# pic.twitter.com/7IAbyh4XKW
— Kuldeep Singh (@Kuldeep39584181) February 6, 2023
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