Former Australian cricketer Dan Jones, one of the best batsmen of his generation, died in India on Thursday at the age of one from a cardiac arrest in India. Star India pays emotional tribute to the Australian Prime Minister and fellow players presenting said.
Jones, who was in Mumbai as part of the
Indian Premier League's Star India commentary panel, won the World Cup with
Australia in 1987 and played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs in an international career.
There were 10 years from 1984.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
has offered his condolences to Jones' family and paid tribute to "a
complete cracking legend."
Morrison tweeted, "A real entertainer
on the crease, whose batting and power between the wickets changed the game
forever. A real good man and a great loss," Morrison tweeted.
Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar said
he was heartbroken.
"Very soon an amazing soul was
snatched away," Tendulkar said. "I had the opportunity to play
against him during my first tour of Australia. His soul was relieved and my
condolences to his loved ones."
Jones' most memorable innings came in the
Test against India in Chennai in 1986, when he faced extreme heat and physical
exhaustion to avoid a memorable double century.
"His double century in Madras was one
of the biggest and most daring innings ever," said Australian coach Justin
Langer, praising Jones' role in the 1987 World Cup win and the 1989 Ashes
series. Who beat Australia 4-0.
"We can only expect the Australians
to be as proud of our team as they were of double, they will lose the game and
millions of people around the world."
Jones ended his career in Tests with 11
centuries and 14 half-centuries at an average of 46.55, and scored more than
6,000 runs in ODIs with seven centuries and 46 half-centuries.
'One of a kind'
Earl Eddings, Cricket Australia's chair,
said Jones would be remembered by fans around the world.
"Dan Jones was the hero of a
generation of cricketers and will be remembered forever as a legend of this
great sport," Eddings said in a statement.
The charactering community went on social
media to pay tribute.
Australian batsman David Warner tweeted
while Steve Smith said that Jones is an amazing player for an Australian team
who will be’ missed.
Former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann
said: "Dan Jones ... taught me a lot on and off the field. I and the whole
cricket world will miss him. Our thoughts are with Jane and her family at the
moment."
Rameez Raja, who worked with Jones as a
co-commentator, said the news left him in complete shock.
Raja tweeted, "You were a kind of
monster and you must have felt so lonely and helpless in a hotel room ... RIP
to my friend," Raja tweeted.
Jones retired from all forms of cricket in
1998 to work as a coach and commentator. He was inducted’ into the Australian
Cricket Hall of Fame in 2019.
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