Australian batsman Phil Hughes died at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney yesterday Pierre Desir Colts Jersey , two days after he was struck in the head by a ball from compatriot Sean Abbott during a domestic Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, sustaining serious head injuries. — ReutersAFP
THE cricket world was in mourning yesterday following the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, who died in a Sydney hospital, two days after being hit in the head by a ball.


A game that is synonymous with the values of fair play and sportsmanship was left heartbroken at the loss of one of its favorite sons, a kid from a banana plantation who dared to dream big.


That he died surrounded by his family and friends after being injured playing the game he loved Nate Hairston Colts Jersey , provided little solace to the millions who follow cricket.


“It’s an understatement to say we’re completely devastated,” Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland told reporters.


“The word tragedy gets used too often in sport, but this freak accident is a real life tragedy.”


Australia’s pain was shared by the cricketing world. Cricket, perhaps more than most other sports, is played by a tight-knit community.


Only a handful of countries play the game professionally and opposing players spend months together Jeremiah George Colts Jersey , often dining and drinking together after matches.


Rarely has cricket been more united than now, the game’s saddest day.


Overwhelmed by emotion, Australia’s players were in tears as they filed out of St Vincent’s hospital after bidding farewell to their fallen team mate.


The Indian team, currently on tour in Australia, cancelled its two-day practice match that was due to start today. In Dubai Rashaan Melvin Colts Jersey , Pakistan and New Zealand aborted the second day of their test match.


At Lord’s, the traditional home of cricket, flags were flown at half mast, a tribute that was replicated at stadiums around the world.


“For a young life to be cut short playing our national game seems a shocking aberration,” Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.


The news of Hughes’ death came like a bolt from the blue. The 25-year-old had been in an induced come for two days after being struck by a bouncer from Sean Abbott at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a domestic encounter.


He had needed CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before undergoing emergency surgery to reduce the pressure on his brain.


The ball hit him on the side of his neck Antonio Morrison Colts Jersey , compressing his vertebral artery and causing it to split, forcing blood into the brain area. Doctors removed parts of his skull during the operation but the damage was too severe and he never regained consciousness.


“This was a freakish accident because it was an injury to the neck that caused hemorrhage in the brain,” Cricket Australia doctor Peter Brukner said. “The condition is incredibly rare.”


His death will undoubtedly raise questions about safety standards in the game. Hughes was wearing a helmet but the ball slipped through a tiny gap between his shoulder and the base of his protective hard hat.


The outpouring of grief that followed the news of the player’s death was elevated in part by his enormous popularity.


Raised on a farm, Hughes was a throwback to cricket’s golden era, self-taught through hours of practice in his backyard. He made his first-class debut at 18 and was picked for the Australian team at just 20 Matthias Farley Colts Jersey , scoring twin centuries in his second test, against South Africa.


Despite his unconventional technique, he scored a mountain runs and was compared to Don Bradman, cricket’s greatest ever batsman. But his vulnerability to short-pitched bowling stalled his career, though not his popularity.


From his 26 tests Jeremy Vujnovich Colts Jersey , he scored 1,535 runs at an average of 32.65, with three centuries. He has also scored two one-day hundreds and seemed certain to be part of the Australian team that will co-host next year’s World Cup.


Hughes is survived by his parents, Greg and Virginia, his sister Megan and brother Jason.



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