Dean Jones given mid-Test farewell at MCG
Jones, who had represented Australia in 52 Test matches and 164 ODIs, scoring over 9,600 international runs, died on September 24 in Mumbai.
Jones, who had represented Australia in 52 Test matches and 164 ODIs, scoring over 9,600 international runs, died on September 24 in Mumbai.
Dean Jones, who was part of the official commentary panel for the ongoing IPL edition being held in the UAE, died in a Mumbai hotel after suffering a cardiac arrest on September 24.
Dean Jones, who was part of the commentary panel for the 13th IPL being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), died in a Mumbai hotel on Thursday.
On Thursday afternoon, Dean Jones - who was part of the commentary panel for the 13th Indian Premier League (IPL) - died in Mumbai after a cardiac arrest.
Dean Jones, 59, collapsed and died following a cardiac arrest in a Mumbai hotel where he was staying during an assignment with the official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Dean Jones played 52 Tests for Australia, amassing 3,631 runs at 46.55 with 11 centuries and 14 fifties. In 164 ODIs, Jones scored 6,068 runs at 44.61 with seven tons and 46 fifties.
Citing “personal reasons”, Suresh Raina decided to skip the IPL 2020. Another CSK cricketer, Harbhajan Singh also followed the footsteps of Raina.
Notably, Dhoni last played competitive cricket during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 post which he has refrained from any sort of cricketing action.
Jones has already ruled out the possibility of T20 World Cup to take place in Australia this year.
"Australia is in a pickle, like all other cricket boards and so they are trying to protect their own space," Jones said.
