27 November 2014 was registered as the darkest day for cricket when the whole cricketing fraternity mourned together. An Australian batter who had a whole career ahead of him left us in the most unfortunate and shocking incident.
On this day, Australian batter Phillip Hughes died of a tragedy that stunned everyone. After he was hit by a ball on top of his neck, Hughes’ breathed his last in the hospital. His sudden death caught the public off-guard who were too shocked and horrified.
In the match between South Australia and New South Wales in Sydney, Phillip Hughes was batting at 63 when the ball struck him on the top of his neck. He was smacked after missing Sean Abbott’s bouncer. Hughes appeared confused and slumped to the ground within a few seconds owing to a brain hemorrhage. Surprisingly, he was wearing a helmet but the impact was so hard that it was not enough to protest him.
The Australian batter was just 25 years old.
Phillip Hughes’ cricketing career
Phillips Hughes in his short career played 26 Test matches where he scored 1,535 runs with an average of 32.65. He had smashed three hundred and seven half-centuries in the Test.
Phillip Hughes earned his international debut at the age of 20 in 2009. Hughes made his international debut in a Test against South Africa in Johannesburg. He became the youngest batter to score two centuries in a single Test match.
Hughes made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in January 2013 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and the Australian opener could not have wished for a better start to his career in the 50-over format. He had scored 826 runs in 25 matches. The southpaw has two tons and four fifties in ODIs.
Phillip Hughes’ funeral: When cricketing fraternity mourned together
The funeral of Phillip Hughes was an emotional one. The Australian team grieved the loss of their teammate. Former Australian captain Michael Clarke, Aaron Finch, and players attended the ceremony.
