Adnan Ahmad in his school uniform

A teenage boy died today after a plastic cricket ball hit his head in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, a local news gathering agency reported. 

The teenager, 13, has been identified as Adnan Ahmad of Watapora area of the district.

Locals said that some youth were playing cricket in a paddy field in Watapora when suddenly Adnan was hit by the ball while he was fielding for his team.

The locals tried to shift him to a nearby hospital but he died on way.