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Felt like I got hit on the face with a truck: Bailey

Last updated on: May 18, 2016 14:57 IST

Pune Supergiants' George Bailey gets hit on the face by a Nathan Coulter-Nile bouncer during their Indian Premier League match in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday

IMAGE: Pune Supergiants' George Bailey is hit on the face by a Nathan Coulter-Nile bouncer during their Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI

Australia's George Bailey felt like he was "hit on the face with a truck" when a Nathan Coulter-Nile bouncer knocked his helmet off in Tuesday's Indian Premier League match in Visakhapatnam.

In the seventh over of Pune's reply, Delhi paceman Coulter-Nile, who made his Australia Twenty20 debut under Bailey in 2013, banged in a short delivery that deflected off his former skipper's top-edge and smashed into the grille of the helmet.

The violent impact caused the tumbling headgear to partially disintegrate as it rolled wide of the stumps.

"I think those watching on TV would get a better picture of it than I do, because what I sort of remember is me getting hit on the face with a truck that was pretty quick," Bailey said, after his team's 19-run victory.

George Bailey tries to take evasive action as he loses his helmet

IMAGE: George Bailey tries to take evasive action as he loses his helmet. Photograph: BCCI

"But I was pretty glad to have one of those new helmets on."

Last week, Cricket Australia decided to make it compulsory for players to wear helmets against pacemen following a review into the death of Test batsman Phillip Hughes, who died in November 2014 after being hit on the head by a bouncer.

Coulter-Nile was seen apologising to his former captain while the Delhi fielders also inquired about Bailey's condition.

"A couple of them were disappointed that the helmet hadn't rolled on to the stumps," Bailey said with a smile.

"But most people were just checking on me and how I was."

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