Hyderabad: Sledging in cricket has become a common affair nowadays. But, have you ever imagined how sledging could end up? The worst effect of sledging perhaps happened on Thursday during a cricket match.
Though sledging is a common tactic to get under the skin of opponents, it could sometimes turn into a nightmare. In Victoria, a match between Hastings Cricket Club and Dromama has witnessed one such incident.
Hastings skipper Jayden Regan was pumped up after his side removed Dromana’s batsman Jeff Bluhm for 99.
They were involved in sledging throughout the innings. When Bluhm ultimately missed the ton by one run Regan lost control over his emotion.
He tried to take his verbal tirade to the next level, but it backfired dramatically when his jaw dislocated.
Jayden was in serious pain
The celebration left the skipper in serious pain and forced him to head to the hospital to have his jaw put back into place.
“We got a bit excited and started to carry on as you do and then I thought, nah I’ll give it a bit more and then the jaw just fell out of place,” Regan said.
As the pain grew Regan was seen “screaming” when he entered the hospital’s emergency department.
He returned to the ground and laughed out the incident with Bluhm
Doctors, however, got his jaw back in place, bandaged him up and Regan returned to the ground to celebrate the victory and laugh out the incident with Bluhm.
“We had a bit of a laugh about it and wished each other good luck for the rest of the year,” he said.
Of course, Dromana Cricket Club decided to have some fun with the image of Regan in the hospital by uploading the picture with the heading “A rooster’s revenge”.
“It’s hard to imagine anyone else getting out for 99 … then finding a way to dislocate the opposition captain’s jaw … without touching him! But that’s our Jeff ‘Rooster’ Bluhm for ya! Oh … and get well soon, Jayden!,” the post read.
