On Wednesday, the tenth anniversary of the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who was hit in the neck while batting, his family and teammates paid their respects to him.
On Wednesday, ten years after the Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was hit in the neck while batting, his family and colleagues paid their respects to him. Hughes, a 26-time Test player, was struck by a rising ball during a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in November 2014 and died from cerebral hemorrhage. The international cricket community was startled to see images of 25-year-old Hughes laying motionless on the field while players raced to his aid. This led to a wave of condolences and calls to make sport safer.
In a statement issued on the tenth anniversary of his passing, his family noted, “Phillip was a loving, humorous, and an infectious person to be around.”
He played cricket for the right reasons and was able to handle everything with ease.
“He loved being a part of a team and representing Australia for the game he loved so deeply.”
“If not better” than himself and fellow batting great Steve Smith, Hughes would have been as good as him, according to former teammate David Warner. “I’d like to think he was probably a more complete player than what I was,” he told NewsCorp in Australia.
Darren Lehmann, Australia’s coach at the time Hughes died, stated that the talented batter would have played “120 Test matches, without a doubt.”
“He would’ve just gone from strength to strength, the way he played,” he told ABC.
Cricket Australia stated that Hughes’ memory will live “forever in our hearts” and that he would be “forever 63 not out” — his score at the time he was struck.The governing body has announced a series of events to commemorate the milestone, which coincides with the second Test between Australia and India on December 6.
Players in upcoming domestic games around the country will wear black armbands in his honor.
