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  Pragyan Ojha suffers freak head injury in Duleep Trophy

Pragyan Ojha suffers freak head injury in Duleep Trophy

Published : Sep 8, 2016, 6:54 am IST
Updated : Sep 8, 2016, 6:54 am IST

Pragyan Ojha suffered a freak head injury during the during the Duleep Trophy clash between India Blue and India Green here on Wednesday.

Pragyan Ojha
 Pragyan Ojha

Pragyan Ojha suffered a freak head injury during the during the Duleep Trophy clash between India Blue and India Green here on Wednesday.

He collapsed on the field and was later taken to a nearby hospital. The BCCI announced that he was recovering well in a Tweet. Ojha, while fielding for India Green at mid-on, was dealt a blow on the left side of his head after the ball bounced viciously in front of him. The match ended in a draw.

India Blue enter final India Blue reached the final on the basis of a massive first innings lead, completing a comprehensive performance against India Green even as the game ended in a draw here on Wednesday.

India Blue took a huge 470-run first innings lead on Tuesday by dismissing the Green team for 237. India Blue had amassed 707. — Agencies

Scores: India Blue 707 and 298 (S. Jackson 79*, Gambhir 59, M. Agarwal 58, D. Karthik 57) d/w India Green 237 & 179/4 in 34 overs (M. Vijay 73, R. Uthappa 66)