Over the years, cricket has seen numerous unfortunate incidents that led to the loss of lives. On Phillip Hughes' first death anniversary, here's a list of players who died due to injuries on the cricket field.

Cricket has over the years seen many unfortunate incidents occurring on the field which have claimed the lives of emerging, young and experienced players.

Phillip Hughes fell unconscious after being hit on the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield game in Australia. After being in coma for three days, Hughes, 25, lost his battle with life on Thursday.

Dhawan created history today by cracking the fastest-ever Test century in the third cricket Test against Australia and was unbeaten on a 168-ball 185 at the end of the third day. Sinha has been associated with Delhi's famous Sonnet Club which has produced international cricketers like Ashish Nehra, Raman Lamba, Ajay Sharma to name a few.