When West Indies captain saved the life of Indian captain । CricTracker

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Year 1962 – A deadly bouncer strikes

Indian captain Nari Contractor was hit on the head by Charlie Griffith in Barbados.

He was rushed to hospital with a fractured skull and needed immediate surgery.

Blood needed, urgently

Doctors required multiple donors to save the Indian captain’s life.

Sir Frank Worrell stood up

The West Indies captain stepped up-and encouraged blood donation.

Cricket unites the world

Players from both teams and locals donated blood to save Contractor.

A life saved, A career ended

Contractor survived, but never played Test cricket again.

Worrell’s legacy lives on

Frank Worrell’s act of humanity is remembered as cricket’s greatest gesture of friendship.

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