What goes through the mind of a batsman struck on the helmet

#4 At least, I was not hit in the unmentionables

Unlike when you get hit on the unmentionables, no one laughs at you here

Once the initial pain and shock start to subside gradually, the mind reconciles with the fact that he could have been hit at much worse areas. The abdomen (lower part of it, to be precise) is an unlikely target for numerous fast bowlers. Once the ball slams onto the box protector (thank god for this invention), everyone around me including my own team mates would erupt into a cacophony of laughter as if someone had pulled off an ingenious party joke.

At least, by getting hit on the helmet, I have avoided a major embarrassment. If you still do not believe me, you are welcome to take a look at what happened to the usually phlegmatic Younis Khan here.