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mediumAustralian batsman Dean Jones scored a courageous 210 in extreme heat and humidity during the second Tied Test in cricket history, against India at Chennai in 1986. What happened to him immediately after his innings ended?
✓He was put on an intravenous drip and taken to hospital for dehydration
BHe collapsed at the non-striker's end and retired hurt
CHe was suspended for time-wasting
DHe fractured his wrist playing his final shot
Answer Explanation
Severely dehydrated after batting for over 500 minutes in 40-degree heat, Dean Jones was rushed to hospital and put on a saline drip immediately after his 210 in the 1986 Chennai Tied Test.
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