Sajid Khan Says He Escaped Serious Injury After Ball Nearly Hits Him at IPL Match

MUMBAI — Music composer Sajid Khan said he narrowly escaped serious injury after a powerful cricket ball nearly struck him during an Indian Premier League match.

Khan, best known as part of the composer duo Sajid-Wajid, shared a video of himself wearing a Punjab Kings jersey, with his forearm and leg bandaged. He said he suffered minor scratches and swelling after the incident during the Punjab Kings match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

“Today, I faced a big problem. You can see this. I hit the ball very hard, and the ball was peeled off. And I hit the ball here. Yes, of course, it was a big scene. Actually, what happened was that the ball was coming exactly to me, and I could see. I could see the ball was lying on the ground,” Khan said in the video.

He said he initially thought he could catch the ball, but his foot got caught in the chair as he tried to stand.

“So, when I saw it, I thought, ‘I have the catch.’ So, I stood up to catch the ball. But I was sitting on the chair, so my left foot got stuck in the chair,” he said.

Khan said the ball was headed toward his face when he decided to jump out of the way.

“When I got stuck in the chair, I became crooked, and the ball was in front of my face. I have seen so many movies. I have done so many movies. I got so much brain. ‘Jump,’ I said. ‘Don’t think. Just jump.’ I said, ‘Jumping won’t hurt so much if the ball got stuck on my head or on my chest,’” he said.

The composer said the decision helped him avoid a major injury.

“But then, you won’t believe, I really got saved. Anyway, there was a little scratch. I got hurt here. It’s a little painful. It’s okay. But the ball got stuck on the rod above my seat, on the seat, and the ball got torn,” he said.

He said the force of the ball showed how dangerous the incident could have been.

“Just imagine how much force it was coming with. And if I had missed it, if I had gotten hurt, then my work would have been done. Anyway, I got saved,” Khan said.

Khan said his injuries were minor and added that he was doing fine.

“It’s not a big injury. It’s a little here, and a little here. And it’s a little swollen here. It’s hurting. But then, it’s okay. Your brother is strong, and everything is fine. I know a lot of my videos are going viral,” he said.

“People are making fun of me a lot. If you guys were there, your air would have become tight. I got saved somehow. But, I love you all, and no worries. I am fine. Thank you,” he added.

Khan captioned the post: “Bach gaye nawabsahab hahahaha yes it was dangerous but sixth sense… jst jump but I’m fine @iplt20 #punjabkings #friends #cricket #dangerous.”

Sajid-Wajid first composed music for Salman Khan’s Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya in 1998. The duo went on to score music for several films and also composed Sonu Nigam’s 1999 album Deewaana.

They worked on several Salman Khan films and composed the IPL 4 theme song “Dhoom Dhoom Dhoom Dhadaka,” with Wajid singing the title track.

Wajid Khan died in 2020 after a cardiac arrest. He was 42. (Source: IANS)