Cricket is a sport played by a hard leather ball being thrown toward the batters, who have a wooden bat in their hands to face those fast deliveries. It is one of the reasons why cricket cannot be played without safety gear on; it can be dangerous and even fatal at times.
Players are often seen getting hit with the ball, be it fielders or the batters but in rare incidents, even a bat can injure someone on the field. On day 1 of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st test, something rare happened when Kusal Mendis hit Bangladesh wicketkeeper, Liton Das, with his bat.
The incident happened in the 24th over of the day. Bangladesh's off-spinner Nayeem Hasan was bowling to Sri Lanka's batter Kusal Mendis. Nayeem dropped the ball short down the leg and Mendis accepted the gift and decided to pull the ball.
