10 times a bowler knocked out a batsman on the pitch

4 Mitchell Johnson roughs up Ryan McLaren, Centurion, 2014

Mitchell Johnson

The Australian left-arm fast bowler was in the form of his life in 2013-14 starting from the Ashes in Australia and he carried that form to the tour to South Africa in 2014. Johnson's pace and the brutal accuracy of his bouncers made him an extremely tough bowler to face and all-rounder Ryan McLaren was in his firing line during South Africa's 2nd innings at Centurion Park.

Johnson's 148.2 km/per hour delivery was straight at his head as he tried to duck out of the line and the next moment, McLaren was on his knees as the bleeding started from where the ball had met his head.

He did not last long, but the scars of that blow eventually led to his withdrawal from the next two Tests and he spent the next 6 months without playing any form of cricket in order to get his bearings.