10 times a bowler knocked out a batsman on the pitch

7 Shoaib Akhtar busts Kirsten open, Lahore, 2003

Shoaib Akhtar

South African batsman Gary Kirsten had hardly ever been ruffled by extreme pace in his career but then again facing a raging Shoaib Akhtar is a different kettle of fish for most batsmen.

On the first day of the Test match at Lahore in 2003, Shoaib Akhtar was breathing fire from around the wicket to Kirsten. Kirsten tried to pull a short-pitched thunderbolt but the sheer pace meant that he completely messed up his shot and the ball hit him just below the right eye. His helmet had gone flying due to the impact.

Kirsten slumped to the ground as the bleeding started and ended up in hospital. Even Shoaib Akhtar looked genuinely concerned as he ran towards Kirsten to check on his well-being. He did not bat in the 1st innings and Pakistan romped to a win.