Cricketers who have gotten injured in unusual ways

Life is full of injuries, particularly for those who play professional cricket. For a variety of causes, cricket players have frequently suffered injuries while representing their teams at the national and international levels. Most of the time, players often get injured on the field.

The most common causes of player injuries have been physical exhaustion, being struck by the ball, and getting injured doing drills before the match. Nonetheless, there have been instances in which cricket players have suffered bizarre injuries even before taking the pitch to play a match. Such unusual injuries even led to players missing a match or being away from the game for a significant amount of time. 

Here are a few Cricketers who have got injured in unusual ways:

10. Alyssa Healy

The latest entry into this pain hall of fame is Alyssa Healy. The Australian women’s team keeper-batter was ruled out of the entire Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL 2023) after she was bitten by her own dogs, leading to a gruesome finger injury. She was required to undergo surgery and didn’t suffer any major damage.

Healy was trying to separate her puppies at home last weekend when she was accidentally bitten, severely cutting her right index finger. An artery had been severed, but there was no damage to the bone or tendon, therefore the accident required surgery.