Cricket match turns ugly, 7 players injured in brawl
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, January 14 2015:
At least seven cricket players were hospitalised after getting injured in a brawl during the semi final match of the ongoing 6th District Level Open Cricket tournament organised by All Sangaiyumpham Cricket Association (ASCA) at Khangabok Moirang Palli Lampak today.
The semi final match was played between PARI-11, Khangabok and ASCA Sangaiyumpham.
The match took an ugly turn when players of PARI-11, Khangabok staged a walkout to protest the alleged biased decision of the umpire.
Players of the opponent team, ASCA, along with the locals started attacking the PARI-11 players.
Seven players of PARI-11 got injured in the brawl.
Six of them were treated at Thoubal district hospital while one player has been referred to RIMS for treatment.