Umpire Nadir Shah hit on the forehead during Dhaka Premier League match

Bangladeshi umpire Nadir Shah was struck on the forehead during the Dhaka Premier League game between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Kalabagan Cricket Academy on Tuesday in Fatullah.

Nadir Shah was standing at the square leg position when Mohammedan Sporting Club’s opener Ezaz Ahmed played a sweep shot off the bowling of Mahmudul Hassan and the ball deflected off the hands of Taposh Ghosh who was fielding at square leg and hit the umpire’s head.

Shah immediately fell to the ground and had to be attended by a physio. He was moved out of the field and was replaced by the reserve umpire Saiful Islam.

“I was off the field for the rest of the game. I am back at home now and will be going to the doctor soon. There’s a bump on my forehead and I feel dizzy. The physio put ice on the injured spot and gave me a pain-killer in the ground,” Shah told ESPNcricinfo.

The Mohammedan Sporting Club won the match by D/L method, chasing a revised target of 207.

Earlier in November 2014, Israeli umpire Hillel Awaskar died after he was hit by a ball during a match in Ashdod. He was struck on the head while standing at the non-striker’s end and was immediately taken to the hospital, where he passed away a short time later.

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Recently, Cricket Australia after the accident of the deceased batsman Phillip Hughes, had an independent review that protective headgear for umpires should also be considered. During the fourth ODI between India and Australia at the Manuka Oval on 20th January 2016, Australian umpire John Ward surprised the spectators by wearing a helmet when he was standing at the bowler’s end. Ward was earlier struck on the head during a Ranji Trophy match between Punjab and Tamil Nadu  at Dindugal, is said to have used the protective gear as a precaution.

Earlier, Gerard Abood became the first Australian umpire to wear the helmet during a Big Bash League game between Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers at the Etihad stadium in December 2015.