Published: Mar 04, 2015, 09:50 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 04, 2015, 09:50 PM (IST)
The Afghanistan team were not the only ones who had to suffer the onslaught of Australian opener David Warner, a young Afghan boy was subjected to the same by the explosive batsman when the two teams met for the Pool A clash in Perth on Wednesday. (ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Full coverage)
A young Shahabuddin was struck on his torso by a towering six hit by Warner during his whirlwind innings of 178 against Afghanistan. The youngster reportedly was in pain but was later seen sporting an ice pack. Later, Warner gifted a signed pair of gloves to the kid which was confirmed by a Tweet from Afghanistan Foreign Secretary Officer, Nasir Andisha who also informed that he was keeping well. (ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Points Table)
In response to Australia’s 417 runs target, Afghanistan were bowled out for 142 runs, losing the match by a massive margin of 275 runs, the biggest-ever margin of victory in terms of runs in World Cups, and the second-largest overall in One-Day Internationals (ODIs).
