Pattan Cricketer dies after hit by ball in south Kashmir :
Anantnag , 11:
A 19-year-old cricketer from north Kashmir died after he was hit by a ball during a cricket match at Nanil village Anantnag district today afternoon.
Reports said that a youth Jahangeer Ahmad War (19), a resident of Goshbugh Pattan, was hit by the ball in his neck during a match at sports stadium in Nanil village of Anantnag district.
The youth immediately fell unconscious and was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
An official said that the cricketer was hit while trying to execute a pull shot.
Pertinently, the match was being organized by the youth services and sports department and was being played between Budgam and Baramulla teams.