After sustaining severe head injury from a bouncer strike, Phillip Hughes dies

[caption id=“attachment_1823933” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A combination of photos show Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes after he was struck in the head by a bouncer during day one of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 November in Sydney. Getty Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1823935” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Phillip Hughes collapsed on the ground after being hit by the ball. The cricketer was knocked out after the ball made impact under his helmet, behind his left ear. Getty Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1823941” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Hughes had been in critical condition in intensive care since Tuesday afternoon, with Australian captain Michael Clarke, vice-captain Brad Haddin and opener David Warner among the devastated players on hand to show their support. Getty Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1823943” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] An unconscious Hughes surrounded by his team mates on Tuesday afternoon soon after the injury at Sydney Cricket Ground. Getty images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1823945” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Officials immediately took the injured Hughes away. He was wearing a helmet, but the ball hit a gap beyond the grill to the back left, behind his ear. Cricketers are often hit but even hospitalization is rare. Getty images[/caption]