Former head coach of the Indian team Ravi Shastri is currently in the news for one of his tweets. He is currently commentating in the India vs New Zealand Mumbai Test. During this time, he posted the news of the demise of former Indian cricketer Nari Contractor on X, which went viral in no time.

After this there was an uproar in the cricket world. As soon as Ravi Shastri realized his mistake, he immediately deleted the post and then posted it again and apologized to the fans. While posting, he wrote, ‘Sorry – the news going on about the death of the female contractor is wrong. He is completely fine. May God bless him.

Apologies – the news floating around the demise of Nari Contractor is incorrect. He is fine. God bless 🙏 pic.twitter.com/zGqWjim9SL

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) November 2, 2024

Let us tell you that the female contractor was born in Godhra, Gujarat. He made his international debut in 1955. He came into the public eye due to his brilliant inning of 92 runs played against West Indies in the 1958/59 series. His commitment to the game was seen during the Lord’s Test, in which Contractor suffered a broken rib, yet he played a strong innings of 81 runs.

Career ended due to head injury

In 1962, during the India vs West Indies series, he was hit on the head by a sharp bouncer and his head was fractured. After this the contractor’s career was over. The head injury was so severe that the contractor remained unconscious for six days. He returned to domestic cricket about a few years after that unfortunate incident, but as far as international cricket was concerned, he was never able to reach the level he wanted to.

Contractor scored 1611 runs in 31 Test matches in his seven-year international career. During this period he scored one century and 11 half-centuries. Apart from this, Contractor has 8611 runs in his name in 138 first class matches at an average of 39.86, in which he scored a total of 22 centuries.