INDIA'S ONFIELD CRICKETING TRAGEDY
🏏🏏 RAMAN LAMBA (2 Jan 1960 – 23 Feb 1998) Cricket, once the gentleman's game, could undoubtedly be potentially perilous as well. It is not without reason that helmets and seatbelts are made mandatory for motorists irrespective of the travel distance or terrain; likewise the protection for batsmen and close in fielders in cricket too, be it just the one delivery or the entire match. India has witnessed a close shave (Bridgetown) and a tragedy (Dhaka) on the cricket field... Meerut born Raman Lamba Kushal was an exceptionally fit and athletic cricketer of the 1980’s, well adored in the domestic circuits of India, Bangladesh, Ireland and England, who unfortunately lowered his guard on that fateful day, 25 years ago... A flamboyantly aggressive and enthralling if not technically correct, Lamba was a right handed opening batsman whose international career didn't quite touch the heights as one would have ex