Khumalo, a former SA U19 cricket fast bowler, was put into an induced coma after allegedly being severely assaulted outside a pub in Bridgwater on Saturday. He was reportedly celebrating a victory with his team when the incident took place.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has asked the Home Affairs Department to fast-track passport applications for the family of a South African cricketer who is in a critical condition after he was attacked following a cricket match in the United Kingdom.

Khumalo, a former SA U19 cricket fast bowler and in the UK for his first overseas stint as a professional for the North Petherton Cricket Club, was put into an induced coma after allegedly being severely assaulted outside a pub in Bridgwater on Saturday. He was reportedly celebrating a victory with the team when the incident took place.

The department said that it had approached the Department of Home Affairs after being alerted to Khumalo’s situation by the KwaZulu-Natal Inland Cricket on Thursday morning. Minister Nathi Mthethwa also contacted Mondli Khumalo’s mother after hearing about the incident.

 

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