A file photo shows Australia's batsman Phil Hughes preparing to hit the ball during a one-day international triangular series cricket match at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe.
SYDNEY: Australia batsman Phillip Hughes was undergoing emergency surgery in a Sydney hospital on Tuesday after suffering a sickening head injury when struck by a short delivery during a domestic first-class match.
A spokeswoman at St. Vincent's hospital said the 25-year-old was in critical condition and had been taken into surgery after being rushed from the Sydney Cricket Ground where he had been batting for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield game.
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