Injuries are part and parcel of sport, but whether players use them as an excuse or overcome the hardship to deliver for their team is totally up to them. As accusations of ‘faking’ his injury in the second Test against England are levied on Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq, a limping cricketer’s brave effort in the Kerala Cricket League has taken the internet by storm. Kerala’s AK Arjun walked out on the field while limping and hit a six on the final ball of the match to win the game for his team While Imam didn’t even come out to bat for Pakistan in a match where the team was getting battered by English bowlers.
Arjun’s brave effort and grit to get the job done for his team won over fans on social media.
The PCB medical team confirmed the injury and ruled him out for the rest of the match, leaving Pakistan a player short. “You can do that inside the indoor school without anyone seeing; you don’t have to come wearing shorts and tape and hobble around like that. In the Kerala league, a completely different situation took place. After Sharon SS got out, AK Arjun had to step up to bat. Arjun was already badly hurt and could barely walk. He used his bat like a crutch just to hobble out to the pitch. He took his stance, faced the final delivery, and hit a six to win the match.
During the second Test between Pakistan and England at Lord’s, Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq hurt his calf on Day 1. The Thrissur Titans needed 4 runs off the very last ball against the Calicut Globestars to keep their tournament hopes alive.
I am not impressed with that,” he said during the match as a TV pundit and commentator.
