India, March 18 -- Junaid Zafar Khan, a Pakistani-origin cricketer, tragically passed away after collapsing during a local match in Adelaide last Saturday. When the incident occurred, the 40-something-year-old was representing the Old Concordians Cricket Club in a match against Prince Alfred Old Collegians at Concordia College Oval.

Khan, who moved to Adelaide from Pakistan in 2013 to work in the IT industry, had fielded for 40 overs and batted for seven before collapsing around 4pm local time, with temperatures still soaring above 40 degrees Celsius. South Australia had been enduring a heatwave, with the Bureau of Meteorology reporting temperatures of 41.7degC at the time of the incident.

The match continued despite the extreme heat, b...