Every now and then, an event occurs within the confines of sport that transcends far beyond the normal boundaries.
Sport exists to entertain, it has no other purpose. And yet here we are faced with the tragedy of losing Phillip Hughes, a young man primed to become one of the senior Australian batsmen in the years to come.
Sadly we will never know what heights he might have scaled, it was surreal and hard-hitting to see the 'died' section on his Cricinfo page.
Understandably there has been a lot of talk and debate surrounding this tragedy.
It is natural to seek an avenue of blame such as:
Sport exists to entertain, it has no other purpose. And yet here we are faced with the tragedy of losing Phillip Hughes, a young man primed to become one of the senior Australian batsmen in the years to come.
Sadly we will never know what heights he might have scaled, it was surreal and hard-hitting to see the 'died' section on his Cricinfo page.
Understandably there has been a lot of talk and debate surrounding this tragedy.
It is natural to seek an avenue of blame such as:
- Should the bouncer be illegal?
- Is the batsman protected enough?
- Is the bowler at fault, or perhaps fast bowling in general?
