Pakistan cricketer Zubair Ahmed has died after being hit by a bouncer on the head during a match in Mardan. According to reports, Ahmed was hit in the head on August 14. Ahmed has played four matches for the ListA and T20 team Quetta Bears. The Pakistan Cricket Board took to social media to inform people of the sad demise and remind players the need to wear a helmet at all times at the batting crease.
Tragic death of Zubair Ahmed is another reminder that safety gear i.e. helmet must be worn at all times. Our sympathies with Zubair's family pic.twitter.com/ZNmWDYaT5w
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) August 16, 2017
