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

#2 How on earth did those guys face the fast men without helmets?

Is this guy for real? Did not bother with them closed things covering the head

Ok, I have been struck on the helmet. You could be forgiven for thinking that the testing time is already over. Nope, it isn’t. The toughest part is what happens next. It won’t be the last time the bowler fires a sharp bouncer at me. For all I know, the next one can come in the very next delivery.

At this point, let us take a couple of minutes to salute those brave batsmen who spent all their careers fending off and taking on the menacing speedsters without the protection of helmets. I assure you that I did not get to see Viv Richards at his peak live (perhaps, the only regret in my life) and have only reveled in his aura through old videos as well as written eulogies. Come to think of it, did this guy truly exist?

After all, who walks out to bat sans a helmet even though it was available during the latter part of his career.