Australia batter Phillip Hughes tragically handed away in 2014© X (Twitter)
Household and teammates paid tribute to late Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Wednesday, marking 10 years since he died after being struck on the neck whereas batting. Hughes, who performed 26 Exams, died from bleeding on the mind after he was hit by a rising ball throughout a home match on the Sydney Cricket Floor in November 2014. Pictures of 25-year-old Hughes mendacity helpless on the pitch as gamers rushed to his help shocked the world cricket neighborhood, sparking an outpouring of grief and calls to make the sport safer.
“Phillip was a loving, humorous and an infectious person to be around,” his household stated in a press release launched on the 10-year anniversary of his demise.
“He played cricket for all the right reasons and had the ability to take it all in his stride.
“He beloved being part of a workforce and representing Australia for the sport he beloved so deeply.”
Former teammate David Warner said Hughes would have been just as good, “if not higher”, than himself and fellow batting great Steve Smith.
Darren Lehmann — Australia’s coach at the time of Hughes’ death — said the promising batsman would have gone on to play “120 Check matches, there isn’t any doubt about that”.
“He would’ve simply gone from energy to energy, the best way he performed,” he told national broadcaster ABC.
Cricket Australia said Hughes’ memory would live “ceaselessly in our hearts”, declaring he would be “ceaselessly 63 not out” — his rating on the time he was struck.
The governing physique has introduced a sequence of occasions to mark the anniversary, coinciding with the second Check between Australia and India starting December 6.
Gamers in upcoming home matches throughout the nation will put on black armbands in his honour.
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