You must have seen Chris Woakes playing with a broken shoulder in the fifth Test played at the Oval, but do you know that apart from Volks, there have been many cricketers who have given up their lives for their team and descended to play on the cricket field when needed, so let’s tell you about the five cricketers who have destroyed their pain.
5. Malcolm Marshal – West Indies (1984)
Malcolm Marshal was considered one of the best fast bowlers in the cricket world. In 1984, a Test match was being played against England in July and while fielding during this Test, Marshall’s left thumb broke from two places and doctors advised him to rest for 10 days but when his team needed to bat in batting against England, he decided to bat in his left hand and Larry Goms hit a scoring. Later, this former fast bowler went ahead and led his team to win the match with the ball. Malcolm Marshal won the match and all cricket fans alone with 7 wickets for 53 runs.
4. Shane Watson – Australia/Chennai Super Kings (2019)
What Shane Watson did in the final of IPL 2018 could probably be able to do very few cricketers. Shane Watson was hurt at the beginning of the competition in this final played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Watson diverted while taking the run, due to which his left knee became bled but despite this, Watson continued to bat and scored a brilliant innings of 80 runs for his team. However, Mumbai won the match and trophy by a margin of one run as soon as Watson was out.
3, Graeme Smith – South Africa (2009)
Mitchell Johnson broke Smith’s hand from the bouncer in the Sydney Test during the 2009 Australian tour. It seemed that Smith was out of cricket not only from this Test but also for a long time but in the last moments of the match, Smith landed with one hand to bat. Seeing him batting, the audience welcomed him strongly with applause and also praised him by opposition captain Ricky Ponting.
2. Anil Kumble – India (2002)
In the 2002 Antigua Test, Anil Kumble was injured while batting against the West Indies. Marin Dillon’s ball hit Kumble’s jaw, causing him to be there. Despite spitting blood, he continued the struggle for 20 minutes. He then landed to bowl by tying a bandage on his jaw. This was the fourth Test of the series, which was a draw.
1. Rishabh Pant – India (2025)
The recently concluded Test series against England also saw an example of India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant’s bravery when a day after a leg injury, India’s vice-captain Rishabh Pant came to bat at Old Trafford on the second day of the fourth Test match against England. During the last session of the first day in Manchester, Rishabh Pant, who was batting for 37 runs in the 68th over of the Indian innings, tried to put a loud reverse sweep on Chris Woakes’s Yorker-Lenth Ball but the ball hit his right leg. After this ball, Pant had to go retired. Pant was sent to a scan after stumps and the results confirmed his toe fracture. However, despite the fracture, he landed for batting on the second day. Seeing this view, everyone became his admirer.
