Jaipur: Mumbai opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi was rushed to the hospital on Friday after a heavy fall while attempting a difficult catch left him with an injury just below the neck and a concussion during his team’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttarakhand here.
The 21-year-old has since been discharged and returned to the team hotel after scans revealed nothing serious.
The incident occurred in the 30th over, bowled by off-spinner Tanush Kotian. Right-handed batter Saurabh Rawat attempted a slog-sweep and Raghuvanshi, stationed at deep mid-wicket, sprinted in towards mid-wicket to get hold of the top edge.
Raghuvanshi briefly got up on his knees before collapsing, prompting Mumbai’s physio to rush onto the field. Seeing that he could not stand, a stretcher was brought in, and he was taken by ambulance to SDMH Hospital. He will remain under observation and undergo necessary scans, the report noted.
The 21-year-old Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player reportedly scored 11 runs off 20 balls as Mumbai posted 331/7, with half-centuries from Hardik Tamore, Musheer Khan, and Sarfaraz Khan.
Rohit Sharma, who had starred with an unbeaten 155 in Mumbai’s campaign opener, failed to make an impact this time, getting out for a duck.
Despite his early setback, half-centuries from Musheer Khan (55 off 56 balls, including seven fours) and Sarfaraz Khan (55 off 49 balls, with six fours and a six), combined with a late flourish from wicketkeeper-batter Hardik Tamore (93* off 82 balls, including seven fours and two sixes), propelled Mumbai to a total of 331/7 in 50 overs from a precarious 230/6. Skipper Shardul Thakur (29) and Shams Mulani (48) also played crucial supporting roles, while Devendra Bora (3/74) was the standout performer for Uttarakhand with the ball.
In their opening match of the tournament, Mumbai had comfortably defeated Sikkim by eight wickets, riding on Rohit Sharma’s century. A near-capacity crowd of around 20,000 witnessed the Christmas Eve spectacle, cheering as the ‘HitMan’ struck 18 fours and nine sixes while chasing down a target of 237 in just 30.3 overs.
Mumbai’s squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy includes Rohit Sharma (two matches), Shardul Thakur (captain), Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Ishan Mulchandani, Shams Mulani, Musheer Khan, Tanush Kotian, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tushar Deshpande, Sarfaraz Khan, Onkar Tarmale, Siddesh Lad, Sylvester Dsouza, Chinmay Sutarm, Sairaj Patil, Akash Anand (wicketkeeper) and Suryanash Shedge.
Born on June 5, 2004, in Delhi, he represented India in the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, finishing as the team’s top run-scorer, and later won the 2024 Indian Premier League with the KKR.
