Raman Lamba pronunciation (help·info) (January 2, 1960 in Uttar Pradesh – February 23, 1998 in Dhaka) was an Indian cricket player. The former Indian Test player died in a Dhaka hospital, aged 38. Three days earlier he had been hit on the temple while fielding, without a helmet, at short leg in front of a substantial crowd during a match between Lamba's club Abahani and Mohammedan at the Bangabandhu Stadium. Lamba had only moved in from the outfi...
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Raman Lamba pronunciation (help·info) (January 2, 1960 in Uttar Pradesh – February 23, 1998 in Dhaka) was an Indian cricket player. The former Indian Test player died in a Dhaka hospital, aged 38. Three days earlier he had been hit on the temple while fielding, without a helmet, at short leg in front of a substantial crowd during a match between Lamba's club Abahani and Mohammedan at the Bangabandhu Stadium. Lamba had only moved in from the outfield for that delivery and it was reported that he had already signalled for a helmet.
Batsman Mehrab Hossain hit the ball so hard that the ball rebounded to Khaled Mashud, the wicket keeper. Mohammad Aminul Islam, the former Bangladesh captain, recalled "I was the new man in and asked Raman if he was okay. He said, 'Bulli [Islam's nickname is Bulbul] main to mar gaya' [I am dead, Bulli] .
Lamba walked off the field and the injury did not appear too serious, but he suffered an internal haemorrhage and his condition soon worsened dramatically....
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