Phillip Hughes death caused by ‘minuscule misjudgment’ inquest report reveals

Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died a sudden and tragic death when he suffered an injury after getting fatally struck by a cricket ball. The incident occurred in 2014 and after a long wait, the inquest has finally been completed and the report has been made public.

According to the report, Hughes made a ‘minuscule misjudgment’ before he was fatally struck by the ball, causing injury to his neck which eventually resulted in his death. The coroner clarified that no one is to be blamed for Hughes death exempting the bowler from any sort of responsibility.

Initially there was some doubt being cast on bowler Sean Abbott for having some part to play in Hughes death by inciting him through verbal abuse and sending down short-pitched deliveries.

“A minuscule misjudgment or a slight error of execution caused him to miss the ball which crashed into his neck with fatal consequences,” said New South Wales coroner Michael Barnes in long-awaited findings.

“There was no suggestion the ball was bowled with malicious intent. Neither the bowler nor anyone else was to blame for the tragic outcome.”

Hughes family had raised concerns during the inquest that on-field sledging or verbal abuse during the game. They also said that the amount of short, fast deliveries to Hughes should have been noted and stopped by the umpire.

However, Barnes said that both these factors did not play a part in the tragedy. Barnes said that the 25-year-old batsman remained composed throughout and he was comfortably dealing with the short deliveries due to ‘his high level of skill and competence’.

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